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Monster Cookies

Staci at Random Sweets
This recipe makes a massive batch of cookies or bars so it's a go-to for large crowds like parties, picnics and your kids' sports teams. Or, freeze half of it in dough balls for cookie emergencies. If you make large cookies, you might get 6 dozen.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 144
Calories 108 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 sticks, softened
  • cups creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 6 eggs, large
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 9 cups quick-cooking oats
  • cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • cups plain M&Ms candies

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream softened butter and peanut butter together.
  • Add white sugar and brown sugar, beating until well combined. Add baking soda.
  • Add eggs and beat well.
  • Pour in the corn syrup and vanilla. Continue mixing until everything is incorporated.
  • At this point, you should be able to add at least a few cups of the oats and still use your mixer. But once the dough gets too heavy, stop using the mixer and continue adding oats stirring the batter with a wooden spoon. Use your sexy arm muscles.
  • Stir in the M&M's and chocolate chips.
  • If you are making bars, spread half of the dough into a 13x9-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until nice and golden brown. If you take the pan out before they turn golden brown, the middle will not be done.
  • For cookies, baking time depends on how large you make them. Place on cookie sheet. Using the back of a spoon, gently push down the dough a little bit so that they spread out instead of baking in one mound. Bake at 350° for 12-16 minutes, or until golden brown.

Notes

  • If you want to use all your cookie dough at once, you can make one 13x9 pan of bars (baking time takes about 20-25 minutes) and at least two dozen large cookies (baking time takes about 12-16 minutes).
  • Or, you can make two 13x9 pans of bars.
  • Or, if you only want cookies, you can make at least six dozen large cookies or even a few more dozen if you make them smaller.
If you make really large cookies, you might get 6 dozen instead of 12 dozen cookies. 

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 121IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie dough, cookies, monster cookies

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