Monster Cookies

posted by Andrea | 07/14/2010

I’m a sucker for any type of cookie, but Monster Cookies are my all-time favorites — probably because they combine chocolate chips, peanut butter, oatmeal, and M&M’s into one cookie.

I’ve tried several different recipes in the past, but so far, this one’s my favorite. It was given to me from a women at my church — and she gave me permission to share. I should mention that the recipe I was given makes 24 dozen cookies — and since my Kitchen Aid mixer can’t handel that much cookie dough, I’ve cut the recipe in half for this post.

So the recipe below (which is the exact recipe I make) is HALF the recipe my friend from church makes — it “only” makes 12 dozen cookies 🙂

Of coures, you can easily cut the recipe in half again — or if you’re feeling ambitious, double it and make the full 24 dozen cookies!

I dare ya! 

Recipe for Monster Cookies

makes 12 dozen cookies

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 sticks of butter or margarine
  • 2 c. brown sugar
  • 2 c. white sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 T. vanilla extract
  • 1 T. light corn syrup
  • 4 t. baking soda
  • 1.5 c. peanut butter
  • 9 c. quick oaks
  • 8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 8 oz. M&M’s
  • 1 c. nuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a VERY large bowl, cream butter & sugars until well blended
  • Add eggs and mix well
  • Mix in the vanilla, corn syrup, baking soda, and peanut butter and stir until well blended
  • Add in the oatmeal (two cups at a time)
  • Stir in the chocolate chips, M&M’s, and nuts by hand
  • Cover cookie sheets with parchment paper (this is essential to thick, chewy cookies)
  • Place large scoops of dough on the cookie sheets 2 inches apart
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes or until set and edges are slightly brown

I usually let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes and then gently move them to cooling racks. Make sure they are completely cooled before you store or freeze them.

These monster cookies are definitely worth your efforts, but if you’re looking for a quicker (and smaller) recipe, click here for my “Simple Monster Cookie” recipe.

What are your favorite cookies?

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16 comments

  1. Kim

    08/29/2016

    What’s the difference in the oats and do you have a suggestion for the peanut butter? My son hates it.

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    Andrea Reply:
    August 29th, 2016 at 11:35 am

    wow — how do you “hate” peanut butter 🙂
    I guess try another type of “nut butter” or even biscoff spread.
    As for the oats, if you use traditional oats, the cookies will be more “flimsy” and more easily fall apart in your hand. They still taste amazing, but in my experience, the quick oats help to hold the cookies together much better!

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  2. Erin Sayes

    11/28/2015

    Hello! I’ve been enjoying your site for a few years now off and on…I am a fellow Michigander over here on the East side of the state 🙂

    I would love to try this recipe. Any idea on a substitute for the corn syrup?

    Many thanks
    Erin

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    Andrea Reply:
    November 28th, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    well, I’d probably just leave it out — but why do you need a substitution? Can you not find it at your grocery store?

    Hope you love them as much as we do 🙂

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    Erin Reply:
    November 29th, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    I am just picky about using as much whole unprocessed food ingredients and corn syrup is on that list! I’ll let you know how they turn out without the syrup.

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  3. Lynne

    12/22/2014

    Have you frozen the dough or only the baked cookies? 12 dozen is a lot of cookies! Can’t wait to try them!

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    Andrea Reply:
    December 22nd, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Yes I freeze cookie dough ALLLLL the time 🙂

    Also, you can easily make a 1/2 batch or even a 1/4 batch if you’d prefer to make fewer cookies

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  4. Tara

    03/11/2014

    We are making these today! How do you freeze them? Thanks for the awesome recipes!

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    Andrea Reply:
    March 11th, 2014 at 11:26 am

    no instructions… just put them in some type of bag or container and pop into the freezer!

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  5. Tanya

    03/11/2014

    I made these for a wrestling tournament and the became the team favorite. No tournament was complete without monster cookies! Great recipe.

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    Andrea Reply:
    March 11th, 2014 at 11:26 am

    I can believe that!! The Monster Cookies really are THAT good 🙂

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  6. janet

    08/08/2013

    I thought you might find it interesting that this recipe is in the Southern Living 1984 annual recipe book that I have. It is written up for a smaller batch otherwise the same and says use a 1/4 cup of dough for each cookie

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  7. Julie Hinds

    04/15/2013

    I use the same recipe! A simple change in texture is to grind the oats in the blender, pulse till like course flour, it really changes the recipe, taste is more intensified, also helps for kids who don’t like the oat texture. It’s a great gulten-free recipe, or at least no flour!

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    02/26/2013

    […] I like my cookies sweet and simple, but if you’re looking for a little bit more to yours, Simple Organized Living has a yummy looking recipe for Monster Cookies. […]

  9. Richelle vanderwal

    03/26/2011

    Which blade do you use to mix the cookie dough?

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    Andrea Reply:
    March 26th, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    I just use the “normal” blade — not the dough hook or the whisk.

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