Christmas Monster Cookies
A festive twist on the classic peanut butter & oatmeal cookie filled with red & green candies, assorted chocolates, and pretzels. The perfect treat for cookie exchanges, gift giving, and for Santa to munch on Christmas Eve night!
30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 1/4 cups holiday M&M's
- 1 cup mini pretzel sticks crushed
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 1/5 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until combined. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Fold in oats, 1 cup of the M&M's, pretzels, chocolate chunks, and white chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into 1/8 cup size balls. Place 3 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Place remaining M&M's onto the top of the cookie dough balls.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 7 minutes on lower rack, then place the pan on the higher rake and bake another 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on baking sheet, then move to a cooling rack.
- Eat warm out of the oven, or let cool, and store.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcal
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