Soft-Baked Monster Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Condiments

  • 3/4 cup Peanut butter, creamy

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1/2 cup Quick oats

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed light
  • 1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, salted

• Desserts

  • 3/4 cup M&ms

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) salted butter, softened to room temperature*
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
• 3/4 cup (185g) creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/4 cups (160g) all purpose flour (measured the correct way)
• 1/2 cup (40g) quick oats*
• 3/4 cup (150g) M&Ms (any size or variety)
• 1/2 cup (90g) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed, about 3 minutes. Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in that order). Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Slowly mix in the baking soda and flour. Do not overmix. Fold in the quick oats, M&Ms, and chocolate chips. If the dough is very soft and unmanageable by hand, chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling. Rolls balls of dough, about 2 Tablespoons of dough per ball, onto prepared baking sheet. Press a few extra M&Ms on top for looks, if preferred. Bake for 9-10 minutes - do not bake past 10 minutes. The cookies will appear undone. I too mine out at 9 minutes, which is recommended. Slightly press down the baked cookies with the back of a spoon, since the cookies only slightly spread in the oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cookies will firm up as they cool. Store cookies covered at room temperature for up to 1 week. Baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months. Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months too. Bake frozen cookie dough balls for an extra minute, no need to thaw. Click here for my tips and tricks on freezing cookie dough.