Monster Cookies

Sally's Soft Baked Monster Cookies

 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick ) salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup  sugar
• 3/4 cup  creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup  quick oats
• 3/4 cup  M&Ms (any size or variety)
• 1/2 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed, about 3 minutes. Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in that order). Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Slowly mix in the baking soda and flour. Do not over mix. Fold in the quick oats, M&Ms, and chocolate chips. If the dough is very soft and unmanageable by hand, chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling.
3. Rolls balls of dough (or use a cookie scoop), about 2 Tablespoons of dough per ball, onto  baking sheet. Press a few extra M&Ms on top for looks, if preferred. Bake for 9-10 minutes - do not bake past 10 minutes. The cookies will appear undone. I took mine out at 10 minutes because I used a cookie scoop. Slightly press down the baked cookies with the back of a spoon, since the cookies only slightly spread in the oven. Add a couple additional M&Ms on the top of each cookie, if desired.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cookies will firm up as they cool. Store cookies covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.
4. Baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months.