M&M Monster Cookies

M&M Monster Cookies combine ALL of the good stuff – peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chips, and m&ms. There is no flour in these cookies, and you won’t even miss it!

Another recipe re-do, and it’s a good one from Norma Jean’s Kitchen. Mom made the BIGGEST monster cookies. If SHE was making them, this recipe would make 24 cookies instead of the 32 that I made from the ingredients listed. Hers were GIANT monsters while mine are medium sized. So if I’m not satisfied after having just one, I’ll break one in half and eat that too. 🙂

When Mom and Dad were still able to travel on their own, they’d come down to Texas and spend a week to ten days with us. They’d come to all the soccer-baseball-football games and happily cheer on their two grandsons. Mom was known to make up a batch of these M&M Monster Cookies (or her famous Chocolate Scotcheroo Pinwheels) and bring them to the ball fields to share with the team. She loved treating the kids and parents, and I know they always appreciated Norma Jean’s homemade surprises.

Tips for making the best M&M Monster Cookies.

1. Set your butter out a couple of hours before mixing so it comes to room temperature.
2. Refrigerate the dough for at least two hours prior to baking.
3. Use a cookie scoop to get uniform looking cookie balls. Press down slightly.
4. Bake until they are slightly browned on top. These cookies look and taste better when they aren’t under-cooked.
5. Use any mix-ins you want – different color m&ms for other occasions, nuts, or different kinds of chips.
6. You can store the pre-cooked cookie balls in the freezer. Just quick freeze them first so they don’t stick to each other.
7. TRY not to eat all the dough. 🙂

Here’s the truth about why this is one of my favorite cookies EVER.

1. All that oatmeal makes them chewy.
2. All that oatmeal makes me feel healthy eating them.
3. All that oatmeal means you (and me) can eat them for breakfast.

Heck yes. Good thing I have a bunch of them in my freezer!

P.S. These aren’t just for Christmas time. They are for ALL the time. 🙂

Make these cookies next: Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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xoxo ~Sue

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M&M Monster Cookies

A delicious flour-less cookie full of m&ms, chocolate chips, peanut butter, and oatmeal!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword monster cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Servings 32 cookies

Calories 263 kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup m&ms

Instructions

1. Cream butter (that is at room temperature) and sugars together until smooth. Add eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla - and mix well.

2. Add oatmeal and baking soda - and combine. Add chocolate chips and m&ms and mix again.

3. Refrigerate dough for at least two hours.
4. Roll dough into balls (you determine the size) and press down slightly. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 14 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
5. These freeze nicely.

Recipe Notes

1. Set your butter out a couple of hours before mixing so it comes to room temperature.
2. Refrigerate the dough for at least two hours prior to baking.
3. Use a cookie scoop to get uniform looking cookie balls. Press down slightly.
4. Bake until they are slightly browned on top. These cookies look and taste better when they aren't under-cooked.
5. Use any mix-ins you want - different color m&ms for other occasions, nuts, or different kinds of chips.
6. You can store the pre-cooked cookie balls in the freezer. Just quick freeze them first so they don't stick to each other.

Nutrition Facts

M&M Monster Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 263 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 26mg9%

Sodium 166mg7%

Potassium 136mg4%

Carbohydrates 33g11%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 140IU3%

Vitamin C 0.1mg0%

Calcium 35mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.