Cookie Monsters

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups rolled oats, regular or quick
• 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut
• About 1 1/4 cups multicolored plain peanut candy-covered chocolate pieces, raisins, chocolate-covered raisins, semisweet chocolate pieces, malted milk balls, chopped nuts, gumdrops, jelly beans or candy corn

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease 5 round 8 inch foil or regular pie pans. Place a round of wax paper on bottom of each pie pan; grease wax paper.
2. Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; beat until blended.
4. Stir in flour, baking soda, oats and coconut.
5. Divide dough evenly between prepared pans.
6. With the back of a large spoon, spread dough evenly over bottom of pans.
7. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup of your favorite topping over each cookie.
8. If desired, write a name or message with connecting pieces of chosen topping.
9. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned.
10. Cool in pans.
11. Turn cooled cookies out of pans; remove wax paper rounds.
12. To serve, cut each cookie into 8 wedges.