Chocolate Oat Melties

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter or margarine - (2 sticks)
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Light brown sugar - (firmly packed)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Grated orange peel
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Quick-cooking oats
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups	414ml	M&M's semi-sweet or milk
		Chocolate baking bits - (a 12-oz pkg)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl beat butter, sugar, and orange peel until light and fluffy. Add oatmeal and flour; mix until well blended. Stir in M&M's chocolate baking bits.

Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls; place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press balls very lightly to flatten using the bottom of a glass.

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden around edges. Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to plate. Store in tightly covered container.

This recipe yields about 3 dozen cookies.

Source:
Cookbook Digest, Mar/Apr, 1996

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