Instructions

Christmas Monster Cookies (traditional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper.
2. Into the bowl of your stand mixer or a large bowl, add butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter and beat until creamy.  Add in vanilla and peanut butter.
3. Into a medium bowl whisk together flour, oats, baking soda and salt.  
4. Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
5. Fold in chocolate chips and mini M&M's.
6. Using a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoons), drop dough onto prepared pan.  Press a few mini m&m's onto the tops of each cookie and bake for 10 minutes.  Allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes and then remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Christmas Monster Cookies (double chocolate peppermint)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper.
2. Into the bowl of your stand mixer or a large bowl, add butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter and beat until creamy.  Add in peppermint and peanut butter.
3. Into a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, oats, baking soda and salt.  
4. Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
5. Fold in chocolate chips and mini M&M's.
6. Using a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoons), drop dough onto prepared pan.  Press a few mini m&m's onto the tops of each cookie and bake for 10 minutes.  Allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes and then remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.