Monster Cookies
Monster cookies are creamy, sweet, nutty goodness of peanut butter. All combined with the richness of oats that gets to me every time.
And when you have things like butterscotch chips, mini M&M’s and of course coconut (which by the way is totally optional for all you coconut haters out there), you get a completely satisfying and tasty cookie!
Monster Cookies are scarily delicious. A funny pun since they are monster cookies!
But they are monsters because of all the mouth wateringly delicious little tid bits I throw into them to make them so darn good.
We love cookies and healthy ones are even better! Try these No Bake Cookies, Matcha Shortbread Cookies, Grab and Go Breakfast Cookies or Apple Pie Breakfast Cookies are quick and easy recipes that are healthy-ish when baking up a sweet treat!
One of the things I absolutely love in a cookie is something that whips up fast, cooks fast, and cleans up fast.
My kids are not going to wait 25 minutes for a cookie to bake, which is why these 10 minute bake-time cookies are a big win at my house.
I baked up a batch just to take with me on a trip overseas, so I will let you know how they fare across the pond.
This recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies. I love peanut butter and oats, and tried to make the combo healthy by making peanut butter banana oat muffins, but for these cookies, I threw the healthy factor out the window and just went for flavor. Success!
What makes a monster cookie?
- Everything is just bigger, tastier and better!
- No need to chill the dough or wait. Because you know your monsters are waiting them!
- Extra big, thick and rich!
- Soft and chewy even though they are oversized monster cookies.
Why quick oats?
Quick oats holds together the cookies and has a consistency that is soft and subtle. They are thiner and finely cut that gives a smooth texture that is natural looking.
If you do not have quick oats, you can use whole oats. Use your food processor or blender to break them into smaller oats.
Ingredients you need to make monster cookies
I loved that these cookies have enough heft that I was happy to just eat one, but was good enough that I wanted ten.
- Creamy peanut butter
- Chunky peanut butter
- Light brown sugar: packed
- Sugar
- Butter: room temperature
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Quick cooking oats
- Flour: all purpose flour is best
- Baking soda
- Chocolate chips: either mini chocolate chips or regular size. Milk chocolate are our favorites!
- Butterscotch chips
- Mini M & M’s: smaller the more they hold together
- Coconut flakes: sweetened
Variations of monster cookies
- Nuts: peanuts, walnuts or pecans are fun.
- Peanut butter: almond butter, sun butter or cashew butter.
- Add: raisins, crasins or mini marshmallows
- Chocolate chips: milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate.
- Candy: caramels or Andes mints.
How do you make monster cookies?
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cream together the butter and peanut butters.
- Add in the sugars and cream on high until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- Mix after each addiction
- Add in vanilla
Mix monster cookies together
- Mix: In separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, and baking soda.
- Add to sugar and butter, and mix well, ensuring everything gets combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, and mini M&M’s.
- Scoop balls onto baking sheet
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cookies should look set in the middle, you do not want to overcook these.
- Cool on pan 1 minute, remove to cooling rack. Let cool completely.
- Store in airtight container for up to a week.
Can you freeze monster cookies? YES!
Baked monster cookies will keep in the freezer for up to 3 or 4 weeks. After baking, allow cookies to cool completely.
Place them in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet to freeze them, then store them in a freezer-safe zip-top storage bag labeled with the name and date.
Easy and Functional!
Are you a cookie lover too?! Then try these quick and easy cookies!
- White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Funfetti Sugar Cookies
- Copy Cat Swig Cookies
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Monster Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 4 cups quick cooking oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup mini M&M's
- 1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cream together the butter and peanut butters.
- Add in the sugars and cream on high until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- Mix after each addiction
- Add in vanilla
- Mix
- In separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, and baking soda.
- Add to sugar and butter, and mix well, ensuring everything gets combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, and mini M&M's.
- Scoop balls onto baking sheet
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges begin to brown
- Cookies should look set in the middle, you do not want to overcook these.
- Let sit on pan 1 minute, remove to cooling rack
- Let cool completely.
- Store in airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.
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Amy@Little Dairy on the Prairie says
I don’t want to wait for 10 more minutes without these cookies either Rachael! I love all the yummy additions to a good monster cookie! Pinning!
Rachael says
Thank you! I first tried them with marshmallows…big fail. I always forget they melt and then are hard as rocks. Haha, but now that I have perfected the recipe we can’t stop eating them.
huntfortheverybest says
great cookies with all yummy things in them!
randyscott10 says
Monster Cookies are my favorite and coconut too? What an AMAZING idea!!
Rachael says
Why thank you! They were very tasty. The kids did not complain at all!