These thick and chewy monster cookies from Paula Deen you will want to make again and again. Monster cookies are made of peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chips, and M&M’s.
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Can I eat cookies for breakfast?
You can also eat monster cookies for breakfast because they contain oats and peanut butter! 🙂 Just make sure to get some type of protein in with them.
Ingredients Needed for Monster Cookies
- ½ cup multi-colored chocolate candies - Use any flavor or color of M&M’s you like!
- Softened butter - Unsalted butter, softened to room temperature - The best butter to use for baking is unsalted butter so you can control the amount of salt that goes into the recipe.
- Creamy peanut butter - Use good peanut butter that is just ground-up peanuts and no other ingredients added to it. Costco’s Kirland’s brand is really good for this. Can always sub PB2 to make it lower points.
- Vanilla extract - As Ina Garten always says use a good pure vanilla extract. No imitation vanilla please! Vanilla extract is made by combing vodka and fresh vanilla beans to a glass jar. This has to sit for a couple of days for the vodka to smart smell like vanilla beans.
- Granulated sugar - Or regular granulated sugar, I do not use sugar substitutes in any of my recipes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so
- 1 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs - when baking always use room temperature eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 4 ½ cups not instant quick-cooking oatmeal
- Some additional add-ins you could add to the batter would be shredded coconut, chopped peanuts, white chocolate chips, or butterscotch chips.
- for the rest of the recipe, please see the recipe card below
How to Make Monster Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins (if using), baking soda and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Disclaimer: This is NOT a Weight Watcher Recipe.
Other Recipes to Try
Paula Deen's Crock Pot Mac and Cheese
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Peanut Butter Monster Cookies
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 - 11 min
- Total Time: 10 - 11 min
- Yield: 10
- Category: Medium
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Makes 10 cookies
Ingredients
¼ cup optional raisins
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup multi-colored chocolate candies
1 stick softened butter
1 (12 oz) jar creamy peanut butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 ½ cups not instant quick-cooking oatmeal
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins (if using), baking soda and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 176
- Sugar: 15
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
Shirsty A says
These cookies look so yummy. I promised my kiddos we could all make these cookies together. They were very patient with me. We had an absolute blast making these, and even more fun eating them together.
Daphne says
When I was younger, my step-dad always insisted on M&M cookies, but I was all about chocolate chip. I remember one time getting so mad that they weren’t ‘real’ chocolate chip cookies that I threw the dough on the ground in frustration.He passed away last year, and lately, I’ve been missing him a lot. That’s why I was so happy to stumble upon this recipe. My kids and I tried it, and they loved it—just like he would have. It felt so good to share that story with them while we baked together.
Karly says
Oh, monster cookies, how I love to love you. These look perfectly soft and delicious! I've gotta try these. Very soon.