Chocolate Oat Melties

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine 
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel 
• 2 cups quick cooking oats 
• 1 cup all purpose flour 
• 1 (12 ounce package) (1 3/4) cups M & M's semi sweet chocolate baking bits 

Method

Preheat oven to 350° F. 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. 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 cookies 10 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to plate. Store in tightly covered container. 

Yield: about 3 dozen cookies. 

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