Monster Cookies with Peanut Butter, Oats, and M&Ms
Make chewy monster cookies with peanut butter, rolled oats, chocolate chips, and colorful M&Ms, with crisp edges and a soft center.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain flour all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cooking salt
- 125 g unsalted butter cut into chunks
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter not natural peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup brown sugar tightly packed
- 1 cup plain chocolate M&Ms 200 g
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips 90 g
- 3 tablespoons plain chocolate M&Ms for topping
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips 20 g, for topping
Instructions
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, rolled oats, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Barely melt the butter, then stir in the peanut butter, egg, vanilla, and brown sugar.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, adding the chocolate chips and M&Ms toward the end.
- Roll the dough into 18 balls, about 3 tablespoons each, and arrange them on lined baking trays.
- Press the remaining M&Ms and chocolate chips onto the dough balls, then bake at 180°C or 350°F, or 160°C fan, for 15 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on the trays for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a rack for another 10 minutes.