5.0 from 36 votes
Monster Cookies
Embrace your inner Cookie Monster with these M&M and chocolate chip laden Monster Cookies that are also loaded with plenty of chewy oats and creamy peanut butter! Just try your best to resist the dough so you can actually bake some of these first!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 -14 large cookies
Calories: 500 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour scooped & leveled (141g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats
- 1 cup mini M&M's divided
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, and sugars on medium-high speed for 2 minutes until creamy and light.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat again, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl until everything is combined.
- Add the oats, flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt. Mix just until combined.
- Stir in 3/4 cup each of the mini m&m's and chocolate chips.
- Use a large 1/4 cup cookie scoop to scoop mounds of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 8 cookies per sheet. Space them out so they can spread a bit without touching. Press the reserved m&m's into the tops of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes, just until set around the edges. Do NOT overbake these cookies. They may look slightly underdone, but they will continue to set up on the pan. Immediately press a few of the reserved chocolate chips into the top of each cookie. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- food processor
- If you don't have quick oats on hand, you can use old-fashioned oats. Just pulse them in a blender or food processor a few times to chop them a bit smaller first.
Nutrition Information
Calories
500kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
380mg
(16%)
Potassium
270mg
(8%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin A
320IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12-14 large cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 380mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 270mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 320IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.