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Dark Chocolate Monster Cookies | lifemadesimplebakes.com
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Dark Chocolate Monster Cookies Recipe

These decadent dark chocolate monster cookies are full of chocolate peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and M&M's. They're easy to make and bake up extra soft with LOTS of gooey chocolate!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chill Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 246kcal
Author: Andrea

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup chocolate peanut butter Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams, or any other chocolate nut butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp kosher sea salt
  • 3/4 cup M&Ms
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips OR bittersweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla extract. Add the egg and egg yolk, mix just until combined.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until a soft dough forms. Fold in the M&Ms and chocolate chips with a spatula.
  • Place the dough in an air-tight container and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees, line baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats. Using a standard size cookie scoop (#40 or 1.5 tbsp.) scoop balls of dough and place onto prepared sheets. Place in the oven and bake for 9-11 minutes, taking care not to over-bake. The cookies will look soft, but allow them to cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

-You can easily mix in peanut butter chocolate chips, chunks of chopped chocolate or peanut butter cups!

Nutrition

Serving: 18serving | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 208IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg