Easy Monster Cookies Recipe

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a healthier fat profile.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate adds antioxidants while chunks can be more economical.

M&M's

🥗Healthier: dried fruit

💰Cheaper: chocolate-covered raisins

Dried fruit provides natural sweetness without added sugars.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: oat flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Add 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour into a large bowl.

Add 0.5 teaspoons of salt and 0.75 teaspoons of baking soda to the flour and mix.

Add 1 cup of old fashioned oats and mix until distributed.

In a stand mixer, add 1 cup of unsalted butter and 1 cup of creamy peanut butter and mix until smooth.

Add 0.75 cups of light brown sugar and 2/3 cups of white granulated sugar and mix until light and fluffy.

Crack 2 large eggs into a bowl and add them one at a time while mixing.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until almost combined.

Add 0.5 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup of M&Ms and stir until mixed.

Scoop 2 tablespoon-sized dollops of cookie dough onto a lined baking sheet.

Chill the dough for at least 20 minutes before baking.

Bake the cookies in the oven.

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