Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Peanut butter Oatmeal M & M cookies

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Dark Chocolate Skippy Natural Peanut Butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups instant oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips
2 cups M&M’s (1 cup in batter, rest for decorating tops)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Mix everything up to the chips in a mixer and by hand stir in the chips & 1 cup m & m’s.
3. Drop the cookies by heaping Tablespoons on the sheets. Press in a few m &m’s on top to look pretty.
4. Bake 10 to 13 minutes.  Will firm up on the sheets while cooling.  Once out of oven, immediately top with a few extra chips or m and m’s to look nice! Can also add a chocolate drizzle if desired by melting some chocolate chips.
yield: approx 30 cookies