Perfect Monster Cookies
These chewy, delicious cookies are perfect after school snacks for when the kids are hungry but dinner is still cooking. Full of peanut butter and oats, they stick to your ribs. With no flour in this recipe, they’re easy to make gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups peanut butter smooth
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 1/2 cups quick oats can use old fashioned
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup m&ms
Variations- Use 1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter and add one of the following:
- 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or any kind of nut butter
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or other nuts
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F / 177C / gas mark 4. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, peanut butter (and variations if using), vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Mix in its just until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and m&ms.
- Use cookie scooper or mounded tablespoon to scoop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, at least two inches apart.
- Bake 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet about 5-10 minutes before transferring them.
Notes
It is better to under bake them slightly than to over bake and risk them being dry.
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