Best Loaded Peanut Butter Monster Cookies Recipes

SOFT BATCH PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• Add in the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Next add in both sugars and beat until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the eggs and yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Turn mixer off.
• Add in the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk the ingredients together lightly before turning the mixer back on low and mixing in the dry ingredients until just combined. Be sure not to over mix here.
• Turn mixer off and use a spatula to fold in the M&Ms, chocolate chips, and peanuts.
• Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes, or up to 2 days.

PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Beat shortening, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter, eggs and water; mix well.
• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Stir in oats. Gradually add to peanut butter mixture until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. candy coated chocolate pieces and coconut. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
• DROP by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 2-inch circles. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
• VARIATION
• JUMBO PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER COOKIES: Prepare cookie dough as directed above. Drop by 1/4-cupfuls, 3 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 3-inch circles. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light brown around edges. Makes 1 1/2 dozen.

THE BEST MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and peanut butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until well mixed and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; continue to beat until well combined.
• In a smaller bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to peanut butter mixture and mix until just combined.
• Add quick oats and mix until just combined.
• By hand, stir in chocolate chips and M&Ms.
• Drop dough by 3 tablespoon scoops onto a baking sheet, scooping only 8 cookies to a sheet (because these cookies are big) and spacing the cookies apart. Use your hand or the bottom of a drinking glass to flatten each dough ball into a patty.
• Place additional chocolate chips and M&Ms on the top of each dough patty.
• Bake at 350℉ for 10-11 minutes until set and light golden brown. Allow to cool on pan for 3 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
• Use regular creamy peanut butter, not crunchy or natural peanut butter. Crunchy and natural peanut butter are drier than creamy, and will therefore make dry cookies. (I use JIF creamy peanut butter.)
• Be sure to scoop these cookies large -- a full 3 tablespoons of dough per cookie (a cookie scoop makes this step extra easy). Scooping Monster Cookies large creates a nice-sized, nice-thickness, soft and tender cookie.
• Placing additional chocolate chips and M&Ms on the top of each dough patty before baking is key to get that characteristic colorful and extra-loaded Monster Cookie top. Press the chocolate chips and M&Ms just slightly into the dough to embed them on the top of the cookie.
• Do not over bake, as the Monster Cookies will turn rock hard. Bake for just 10-11 minutes only, no more. I always bake mine on the 10 minute end.
• Once baked, allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 3 minutes before removing them to a rack to cool completely. They are prone to cracking and crumbling if you try to move them off the baking pan too soon.
• As a side note, 3/4 cup M&Ms is about 9 Halloween fun size packs, if you happen to be using up extra Halloween candy to make these!

LOADED PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl and paddle with a rubber spatula.
• Add the egg and water, mix on low speed then increase the speed to medium, until smooth and combined.
• With the mixer running on low speed, add the flour and mix until just combined then add the oats and mix until just combined. Scrape the bowl and paddle with a rubber spatula.
• Reserve 2 to 3 tablespoons of the candy-coated chocolates and peanut butter cups for topping and add the rest to the cookie dough, along with the toffee bits and chocolate chips. Mix on low speed until combined.
• Scoop six 1/4-cup mounds of dough onto each of the prepared baking sheets. Flatten each mound to about 3/4 inch thick and arrange the reserved candy-coated chocolates and peanut butter cups on top of the cookies.
• Bake until puffed and slightly golden around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating and switching the positions of the baking sheets after 10 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.