MONSTER COOKIES | Party/Crowd-Pleaser | DYI Demonstration

MONSTER COOKIES...loaded with oats, peanut butter, chocolate chip, & M&M's!! Perfect for parties, potlucks, or just for COOKIE MONSTER lovers!! Recipe below...

MONSTER COOKIES

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, may substitute with dark or semi-chocolate chips
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
• 1/2 cup (1-stick) butter, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup toffee bites, optional
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup M&M's, divided
• 2 cups (1-minute) oats
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1. In a large bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk well. Add oats. Mix until well blended. Set aside.
2. In another large bowl cream together butter and sugars using hand mixer or stand mixer until fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds in-between.
4. Add vanilla and peanut butter. Beat for 1 minute. Scraping down sides of bowl.
5. Turn mixer down to low-speed while add flour mixture, one spoonful at a time, to peanut butter mixture.
6. Add chocolate chips and half the M&M's. Mix on low until well blended. Add toffee bites at this time.
7. Cover Monster Cookie dough with plastic wrap. Let rest for 20 minutes at room temperature in a cool area.
8. Add 1/4 cupful of cookie dough onto cookie sheet. Add 4-5 M&M's to top of each unbaked cookie.
9. Bake for 16-20 minutes or until cookies a slight golden around bottom edges. Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

TIPS: Cookies maybe frozen in an airtight container up to 3 months. Best to wrap each cookie with plastic wrap before freezing.

~~~`ENJOY your delicious homemade MONSTER COOKIES~~~