Aunt Viola's Fabulous Flourless Celebration Cookies

Aunt Viola's Fabulous Flourless Celebration Cookies
4 teaspoons baking soda
9 cups quick oatmeal
6 eggs
1/2 pound sweet butter
1 pound brown sugar
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons corn syrup
1 1/2 pounds chunky peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 pound chocolate chips
1/2 pound butterscotch chips
Nuts and raisins, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix soda with oatmeal in large bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream the eggs, butter, brown and white sugars. Stir in corn syrup, peanut butter, vanilla extract and the chocolate and butterscotch chips until well combined. Add the oatmeal mixture to the chip mixture and stir until well combined.
Using a small ice cream or cookie scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets 2 inches apart. Bake 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.
Makes about five to six dozen cookies.
Nutrition values per cookie: 216 calories, 12 g fat, 25 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein, 30 mg cholesterol, 153 mg sodium.
Helena Lungstrom, Cary, 2nd place Drop category