Christmas Monster Cookies
These Christmas Monster Cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and festive holiday M&M’s. Perfect for cookie swaps, gifting, or baking with kids, these colorful cookies bring big Christmas cheer with minimal effort.
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini M&M's red and green for Christmas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, oats, salt, and baking soda.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips and mini M&M’s.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10–12 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use room-temperature butter for easier creaming and a better cookie texture.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker cookies that spread less.
- Press a few extra M&M’s on top of each dough ball before baking for bakery-style presentation.
- Replace peanut butter with almond or sunflower butter if needed.
- Cookies freeze well for up to 3 months.