Description
Soft and chewy patriotic monster cookies loaded with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and colorful candies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup quick oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 to 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup red, white, and blue M&M candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and peanut butter until fluffy.
- Add egg and egg yolk and mix until combined.
- Mix in vanilla extract.
- Whisk flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until dough forms.
- Fold in chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and candies.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool cookies on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Store tightly covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- Freeze tightly wrapped cookies for up to 2 months.
- Do not overbake for the softest texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 35