Monster Cookies with Cookie Dough and Candy Eyes
Delightful Monster Cookies loaded with oats, chocolate chips, and a surprise of cookie dough, decorated with fun candy eyes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 cups Rolled oats
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar
- 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 cup Peanut butter
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 cup Chocolate chips
- Candy eyes (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the flour, oats, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- Cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add in the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Then, add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips gently.
- Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto a lined baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Add candy eyes on top of each dough ball.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Mix in dried fruits or swap chocolate chips for butterscotch for varied flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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