Saturday was National Homemade Cookies Day, and of course I couldn’t let that day go by without making some homemade cookies. My husband requested cookies with M&M's in them and I love peanut butter, so I decided to make Monster Cookies, which I’ve never made before. I found lots of variations online. Some included raisins, or chocolate chips. I decided to just go with oatmeal, peanut butter, and M&M's.
Here is the recipe I decided to use:
Monster Cookies From your Everyday Home Cook
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
4 1/2 cups oats (quick cooking or old-fashioned)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&M’s chocolate candies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat together butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and baking soda, and mix well. Mix in peanut butter until well-blended. Add oats and stir until combined. Mix in chocolate chips and M&M’s.
Drop cookies by ice cream scoopful (or normal sized) about 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets before moving to wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Makes 2 dozen “monster” cookies, or 4 to 5 dozen regular-sized cookies.
Here is the link: http://www.everydayhomecook.com/2011/01/monster-cookies/
My note: As I mentioned, I did not use chocolate chips. I used 2 cups of M&M’s instead. I also didn’t have enough oatmeal, I was about 1 ½ cups short. This may be the reason I burnt my first batch? I set my timer for 15 minutes and at 9 minutes they were flat and burnt. I don’t know if it was because of my lack of oatmeal or what, but I would keep an eye on them if I were you. My second batch turned out really yummy (although a little flat also).
Enjoy!
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