No Bake Monster Cookies
These gluten free no bake monster cookies are soft and sweet. They're super-simple to make and are a colorful and fun option.
Servings: 38 cookies
Equipment
- Cookie Scoop Medium
Ingredients
- ½ Cup salted butter
- 1½ Cups granulated white sugar
- ½ Cup brown sugar packed
- ½ Cup milk
- 1 Cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3¼ Cups instant oatmeal
- ½ Cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ Cup mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, add the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and milk.
- On medium heat, mix well and cook until all ingredients are combined and the sugar is dissolved.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Make sure the boiling bubbles are in the middle, not the small ones on the side of the saucepan.
- Take off the heat and add peanut butter and vanilla extract.
- Mix well to combine the ingredients with the butter mixture.
- Stir in the oatmeal. Mix well. Let the mixture sit for 8 to 10 minutes to cool off.
- Add the chocolate chips and M&M. Mix well so they are evenly throughout the mixture.
- Use a medium-sized cookie scoop (1½ tablespoons) and scoop the dough into a ball.
- Arrange them on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Allow the cookie to set and dry for 45 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
Notes
A smooth butter mixture: Using a lower heat means the sugar takes longer to dissolve but the mixture comes out smoother with no graininess.
Use instant oatmeal: Quick oats or 1-minute oatmeal is slightly chewy. Other types of hearty oats, such as steel-cut or rolled oats, require a long-ish cooking time because they're very chewy, so make sure you're using the instant kind.
Give them time to set: It can take an hour for these to set, so you'll need to be patient and try to resist the urge to taste one!
Use instant oatmeal: Quick oats or 1-minute oatmeal is slightly chewy. Other types of hearty oats, such as steel-cut or rolled oats, require a long-ish cooking time because they're very chewy, so make sure you're using the instant kind.
Give them time to set: It can take an hour for these to set, so you'll need to be patient and try to resist the urge to taste one!
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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