Maple Oat Chewies

1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 Tablespoon molasses
2 teaspoons maple extract (I used Mapleine)
2 eggs
1 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats (I used old fashioned)
2 cups crisp rice cereal (Rice Krispies)

Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl beat sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add molasses, maple extract and eggs; blend well. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; mix until well blended. Stir in rolled oats and cereal. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove from cookie sheets. Makes 5 dozen cookies.

I made these tonight to take visiting teaching for a fall treat. Maple being one of the best flavors there is in the entire world, right up there with Rosemary and Cilantro, I knew these would be good. And they are. The recipe book says you can add 1 cup butterscotch chips with the oats and cereal but I don't like butterscotch chips so I will never do this. But you can if you like them.
Recipe from an old Pillsbury bake off pamphlet from 1989.