These have been my most favorite cookies lately. Oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and M&M’s. Heaven in 1 bite.
Difficulty: Level 1 (easy peasy)
Hands On Time: 18 minutes   Cook Time: 12 minutes   Total Time: 30 minutes   Servings: about 48 cookies
Introducing the cookies from the Food Blogger Cookie Swap! I always love participating in this cookie swap. Not only do I get yummy cookies delivered to my door, but all money made goes to the charity Cookies for Kids! Isn’t the blogging community just awesome?!
So. These cookies. They’re like all my favorite things. Oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips, M&M’s. You can’t go wrong with these cookies. I have been eating them all. winter.long. But I’m not complaining about it!
5 step Peanut Butter Monster Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 cup M&M's
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Step 1: In your stand mixer, combine the butter and both sugars until smooth.
- Step 2: Add in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
- Step 3: Add in the flour salt, baking powder, oats and peanut butter. Mix until combined.
- Step 4: Add in the M&M's and mini chocolate chips.
- Step 5: Form cookie dough balls (about 1-2 tbsp), place on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Everything about these cookies sounds great – especially the only 5 steps part…and the chocolate. 🙂 Your photos are great. They make me want to grab through my screen and take a cookie right now!
Thanks Brittany! Gotta love easy cookies right?! Can’t go wrong with these ones 🙂
The cookie swap idea is such a great one! ANd who wouldn’t love to get these in the mail… All of my favorite things and the m & m’s add such great color to them!!
Right?! Getting cookies in the mail is the best! Thanks Michele 🙂
I love monster cookies. These look so yummy.
They are the best. Thanks Charlene!
holy yum! my mouth is watering just looking at them!
Haha thanks Kristin!
Seeing all these cookies being sent around for the cookie swap is making me envious! I like the surprise of receiving something in the mail, especially if it’s edible and colorful like this! 🙂
It’s so much fun! Who knew sending cookies could be so awesome?
These look delicious! I love m&m chocolate chip cookies. I haven’t tried it with peanut butter and oats. Yum!
You definitely should try them! They are my new favorite 🙂
Those cookies look and sound delicious!
Thanks Heather!! 🙂
What adorable cookies – I love them! These Peanut Butter Monster Cookies are perfect for cookie swaps and children’s parties. Thanks so much for sharing this delightful new recipe. 🙂
Thank you! They are really fun cookies to serve 🙂
yum! these look delicious! have got to give these a try!
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Thank you!!
I’ve been searching for a monster cookie recipe and this one looks like a winner! I’m glad everyone had such a fun time with the cookie swap. This was my first year but it was so much fun that I’ll definitely be participating again next year!
Thanks Jessica! And yes the cookie swap is so fun, you must do it next year too!