Easy Monster Cookies

Stir up a batch of doubly good cookies, using two flavors of easy cookie mix, oats and M&M's™ chocolate candies. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

July 10, 2018

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ chocolate chip cookie mix

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix

1 1/2

cups quick-cooking oats

cup butter or margarine, softened

eggs

cups M&M's™ chocolate candies

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Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir all ingredients except candies until soft dough forms. Stir in candies.
2

On ungreased cookie sheets, place about 1/4 cupfuls dough about 3 inches apart.
3

Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely. Store in covered container at room temperature.

To make 36 smaller cookies, place 2 heaping tablespoonfuls dough about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
If using 20% more cookie mix, add 3 tablespoons water to cookie mixes, oats, butter and eggs. Yield is 22 cookies.

Nutrition Information

Free

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Oaty, chewy, chocolatey and easy? These might just be the cookies of your dreams! Classic monster cookies are a mashup of favorite cookie ingredients — oats, chocolate chips, peanut butter and M&M’s in a yummy brown sugar base. For this recipe, which you can truly throw together on the fly when you’re craving something sweet, we used a shortcut step in the form of Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix and peanut butter cookie mix. The result is a cookie that’s rich and chock-full of goodness but still perfectly tender. Pack them in a lunchbox, bring them on a hike or just grab one after dinner — there’s no bad time to enjoy a monster cookie! If you love these but have a little more time on your hands, or want to get creative, try out one (or more!) of our other monster cookie recipes. Whether you’re an expert or just starting out with learning how to bake cookies, you’ll learn something new!