Jeanette’s Monster Cookies

• servings: 16 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 19 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)

3/4 cup Brown Sugar (packed)

1/2 cup white Sugar

3/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

2 large Eggs

1-2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

2 1/4 cup quick Oats

1/4 cup Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/8 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Chocolate Chips or M&Ms (divided)

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla and beat for 1 minute longer.

Fold in oats, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of M&M's, reserving 1/4 cup for after baking.

Cover the dough and chill for 30 minutes. (Optional)

Once the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Scoop the dough onto a light colored baking sheet, spacing at least two inches apart.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately lightly press the remaining 1/4 cup of M&M's into the tops of the cookies. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before removing.

Notes

They may look undercooked but that’s fine because they will self cook on the pan out of the oven! So trust the process so they don’t become dry and crumbly

Nutrition

• Calories: 303 kcal
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Trans Fat: 0.04 g
• Cholesterol: 15 mg
• Sodium: 128 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 40 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 28 g
• Protein: 6 g