Jumbo Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar , see note
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup butter
• 0.5 cups water
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract or to taste
• 2 large eggs
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt or to taste
• 1.5 cups rolled oats
• 1.5 cups raisins or chopped dried apricots
• 6 cups toasted whole grain oat cereal rings , such as Cheerios

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. 2

   Mix sugar, peanut butter, butter, water, vanilla, and eggs together in a very large bowl until smooth.

3. 3

   Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into cookie batter. Mix in oats and raisins, then carefully stir in cereal.

4. 4

   Drop 1/2 cupfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing cookies about 4 inches apart. Flatten cookies to 1 inch thick.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned at the edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

6. 6

   Enjoy!