Description
Monster cookies pack delightful Halloween spirit with colorful chocolate candies and festive decorations. Spooky cookie treats delight children and adults alike with playful designs and sweet chocolate chip goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup candy-coated chocolates
- 1/2 cup candy eyes
Instructions
- Prepare workspace by heating oven to 350F and lining baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Create smooth base mixture by thoroughly blending peanut butter, butter, and both sugar varieties until creamy and uniform.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition to maintain mixture consistency.
- Separately combine dry ingredients – flour, oats, baking soda, and salt – using a whisk to distribute evenly.
- Merge dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring carefully until fully incorporated without overmixing.
- Gently fold chocolate chips and candy-coated chocolates throughout the dough, distributing evenly.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, creating rounded mounds and gently flattening with light pressure.
- Decorate each cookie by strategically placing candy eyes on surface before baking.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden edges as indicator of doneness.
- Transfer cookies to wire cooling racks, allowing them to set and reach room temperature for optimal texture.
Notes
- Toast oats briefly before adding to enhance their nutty flavor and provide a deeper, more complex taste profile.
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smoother mixing and better cookie texture.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and create thicker, chewier cookies.
- Try different mix-ins like crushed pretzels or colored sprinkles to customize Halloween monster theme.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 189
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 94 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg