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    Home » Recipes » Cookies Recipes

    Monster Cookies: Giant, Chewy Treats

    Published: Nov 8, 2010 Last Updated: Sep 15, 2020 by Marye 500 words. | About 3 minutes to read this article.

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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.
    Total time 17 minutes
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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.

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    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.

    monster cookies ingredients

    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!

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    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
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes
    Servings:48
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    Author:Marye Audet-White
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    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.

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      About Marye

      With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. 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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      1. Healing Tomato

        April 28, 2015 at 11:08 pm

        5 stars
        Any cookie that has M & Ms in it is my kind of cookie. Love all the ingredients in this monster cookie recipe.

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      2. Olivia @ livforcake

        April 28, 2015 at 10:40 am

        5 stars
        These look amazing! I love how puffy they are. Pinning for later!

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      3. allie @ Through Her Looking Glass

        April 28, 2015 at 9:47 am

        5 stars
        These look wonderful Marye, perfect for summer with a glass of milk or lemonade! So many great add-ins!

        Reply
      4. Denise

        April 30, 2011 at 8:48 pm

        LOVED these cookies! Wouldn't change a thing.
        Thanks for a great recipe.
        Denise

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      5. Becky

        April 28, 2011 at 4:53 pm

        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!

        Reply
        • marye

          April 28, 2011 at 4:59 pm

          My kids love these. Don't forget the milk tho!

      6. Diane

        November 20, 2010 at 8:58 pm

        These are the best cookies ever!!! I think I have a knew favorite cookie recipe!!! Thanks!

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      7. Diane

        November 19, 2010 at 9:58 am

        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

          November 19, 2010 at 11:01 am

          I really liked them and I sent them to my son in Iraq and they held up beautifully,

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