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Crispy, chewy, oatmeal based cookies with a variety of types of chocolates added. These are a lunch box favorite - and with good reason! The yield varies on how big you make them.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 17 minutes mins
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I had been kicking around a recipe for monster cookies for several months. It is how it works with me...flavors and ideas sort of float around in my brain like one celled creatures in primordial ooze and then once in awhile they will hit up against eachother and ...KABOOM...a new recipe is born. In this case it was hastened by a reader that asked if I had a recipe for Monster cookies.
Monster cookies usually are some form of oatmeal, peanut butter, and chocolate chip cookies...and they are made with a bigger scoop. You can make these however big you want. I used about 1 ½ tablespoons for these because I wanted to have enough to photo for the Christmas cookbook I am rushing to get done by Thanksgiving ...(will be available right here for download) and I also want to send some cookies to my son who is currently in Iraq playing with F-16s.
These are crispy on the outside, tender and chewy on the inside, and full of three kinds of chocolate chips, M&Ms, Reeses Pieces, and peanut butter. Every bite is a flavor explosion.
Be careful not to overcook these; when you take them out of the oven they should be slightly underbaked in the center. Allow them to cool at least five minutes to firm up and become the amazing cookies they are destined to be. I based the recipe on my favorite oatmeal cookie recipe, the original from Quaker Oats. I know you will want to have these on hand for snacks but also as an addition to any Christmas cookie tray you might do.
Oh...and don't forget the milk!
Monster Cookies Recipe
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Monster Cookies Recipe
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Crispy, chewy, oatmeal based cookies with a variety of types of chocolates added. These are a lunch box favorite - and with good reason! The yield varies on how big you make them.
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
Servings:48
Calories:
Author:Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, , cut in small squares
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups Quaker oatmeal, (not instant)
- 1 cup M & Ms
- 1 cup Reeses Pieces
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips, (or whatever you like – these are my favorite)
- ½ cup Ghirardelli white chocolate chips
- Colored sugar for sprinkling if desired
Instructions
Cream together butter and peanut butter until well mixed.
Add sugars.
Cream until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Stir in vanilla.
Mix the flour, salt, and baking soda; add to butter mixture.
Stir in the oatmeal until well mixed.
Stir in the chocolate and peanut butter pieces. Don't over stir because it will cause cookies to be tough.
Drop by teaspoon, tablespoon, or 2 tablespoon measure onto cookie sheet lined with silpat or parchment.
Bake at 350F for 12 minutes or until set and starting to turn golden brown. Cookies will still be soft.
Cool in pan for at least 5 minutes.
Notes
The nutritional information on these is a close estimate, based on a yield of 4 dozen cookies.
You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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About Marye
Meet Marye Audet, a wizard in the kitchen and a storyteller at heart. Marye is like your eccentric but fun aunt who knows all the secret recipes and isn't afraid to spill them. She's been around the culinary block more than once, turning simple ingredients into mouthwatering masterpieces. With a sprinkle of humor and a dash of wit, she makes cooking feel like a piece of cake (which she can also teach you to bake perfectly). When she's not conjuring up delicious dishes, you might find her sharing laughs with her family, reading by the fire, or scribbling down her next big recipe idea. Marye believes that a good meal and a hearty laugh are the best parts of life. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.
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Tammy
Monster Cookies are my favorite! So rich, perfect blend of crisp edges & chewy middle, chocolate chips and M&M’s…HEAVEN! So glad you put this recipe in this blog post.Reply
Healing Tomato
Any cookie that has M & Ms in it is my kind of cookie. Love all the ingredients in this monster cookie recipe.Reply
Olivia @ livforcake
These look amazing! I love how puffy they are. Pinning for later!Reply
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
These look wonderful Marye, perfect for summer with a glass of milk or lemonade! So many great add-ins!Reply
Denise
LOVED these cookies! Wouldn't change a thing.
Thanks for a great recipe.
DeniseReply
Becky
I've not heard of Monster cookies before. From looking at the recipe looks yummy and full if everything we like, chocolate, oatmeal and peanut butter. Will try to bake these this weekend!
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marye
My kids love these. Don't forget the milk tho!
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Diane
These are the best cookies ever!!! I think I have a knew favorite cookie recipe!!! Thanks!
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Diane
Oh, I am so totally making these for my hubby. They are his favorite and I bet this will be 100 times better than the fundraiser stuff you get in the bucket! Thank you so much!
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maryeaudet
I really liked them and I sent them to my son in Iraq and they held up beautifully,
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