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A Giant Monster Cookie is a peanut butter, oatmeal and chocolate chip cookie all in one. It is naturally gluten free since it is made with peanut butter and oats and no flour!
Why You Will Love This Recipe?
There are so many reasons to love this cookie. It combines three of your favorite cookies, peanut butter, oatmeal and chocolate chip all in one perfect cookie. The cookie is perfectly chewy with amazing texture. It only takes minutes to mix together and it’s the perfect amount for 1-2 people. You aren’t tempted to eat too many cookies!
If you would prefer a full size batch of monster cookies use this recipe.
Ingredients Needed
- Butter. I use salted butter but if using unsalted just add a pinch more salt.
- Peanut Butter. Creamy peanut butter is my preference but you can also use crunchy.
- Sugar. Use a combination of brown sugar and white sugar or you can just use all of one kind.
- Egg. You are only going to use 2 Tbsp of beaten egg, not the whole egg.
- Vanilla Extract.
- Baking Soda.
- Salt
- Oats. Use old fashioned oats for the best texture. You can use quick oats but the cookie won’t be as chewy. For a gluten free make sure you are using gluten free oats.
- Chocolate Chips
- M & M’s
Why is it Called A Monster Cookie?
There are several different reasons out their for how this cookie got it’s name but I think it is because it is just one “monster of a cookie!” Full of so much goodness, and it’s big. Monsters are big right!
How to Make a Giant Monster Cookie for One
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, combine sugars and peanut butter and stir until combined.
- Add in 2 Tbsp beaten egg. Save the rest for another giant cookie.
- Stir in peanut butter, vanilla, baking soda and salt.
- Add in oatmeal, chocolate chips and M & M’s. The dough is wet.
- Form dough into a 3 1/2 inch round disc on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and set in the middle.
- Allow cookie to cool on the baking sheet until it sets up.
Frequently Asked Questions
As far as I know it is. In Texas they call it a Cowboy Cookie, I guess they don’t like monsters!
These cookies freeze great! You can follow all my directions for freezing cookies after they are baked here. If you prefer, you can freeze the cookie dough before it is baked using these directions.
If you prefer, you can make two medium size cookies or four small cookies from this recipe.
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Giant Monster Cookie for One
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter softened
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter creamy
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp beaten egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats plus 1 Tbsp
- 1 Tbsp chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp M & M's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, combine butter, peanut butter and sugars. Mix to combine.
- Add in beaten egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in oatmeal, chocolate chips and M & M's. Reserve a few M & M's to put onto the top of the cookie.
- Place dough (it will be wet) into a 3 1/2 inch disc on a parchment lined baking sheet. Press extra M & M's into top of cookie.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and set in the middle.
- Cool cookie on baking sheet.
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Angie says
How much oatmeal?
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
oppa – sorry about that. Recipe is updated 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp.