Full of peanut butter, chewy oats, and oodles of chocolate chips and M&M’s, these flourless monster cookies are merely unbelievable. I attempted and examined this recipe a number of instances over the previous yr, with varied teams of style testers, and, really—nobody believed there isn’t any flour.

No flour means extra peanut butter taste. Let’s do that!

Have you ever ever made monster cookies or these huge fats peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies earlier than? They’re two reader (and private!) favorites. Immediately’s cookies are rather a lot like these… however with much less sugar, much less butter, and—did I point out this?—no flour. But, magically, they’re one way or the other simply as scrumptious.

Not one of many many very happy style testers (together with a complete tee-ball crew!) missed the flour in any respect in these cookies!

What Are Monster Cookies?

The label monster cookies refers to an all-in-one mixture of a number of several types of cookies: a monster mash-up of peanut butter cookies, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and M&M cookies! Like Frankenstein’s monster, if Dr. Frankenstein had been a baker. (And that may have been a very totally different story.) My recipe at this time is for flourless monster cookies.

Right here’s What You’ll Love About These Flourless Monster Cookies

• Naturally gluten free, if utilizing licensed GF oats
• Chewy, peanut buttery, and loaded with chocolate chips and M&M’s
• Simple recipe doesn’t require a mixer
• Solely half-hour of dough chilling time, to allow them to be prepared in an hour!

Seize These Substances

• Oats: Old school entire rolled oats are the bottom for these chewy cookies. If wanted, use licensed GF oats to make sure the cookies are gluten free.
• Baking Soda: For slightly elevate, to counteract the burden of the peanut butter.
• Salt: Taste enhancer/sweetness balancer.
• Butter: Just a bit little bit of melted butter goes a great distance in including scrumptious taste and much more chewiness, identical to in chewy chocolate chip cookies.
• Brown Sugar: Gentle brown sugar sweetens, and retains the cookies moist.
• Eggs: These present construction and richness, whereas binding all of the substances collectively.
• Vanilla Extract: One other key taste enhancer in most cookie recipes. You should use do-it-yourself vanilla extract or store-bought, both works!
• Peanut Butter: I like to recommend utilizing creamy processed peanut butter for this recipe, like Jif or Skippy. Whether or not you’re making these cookies, peanut butter blossoms, or actually any peanut butter-based cookies, processed creamy peanut butter gives you the most effective style and soft-baked texture.
• M&M’s: You should use both mini or regular-size M&M’s in these cookies. I like to make use of the color-themed vacation version M&M’s if I’m making these for a vacation or occasion.
• Chocolate Chips: As a result of, clearly.

Anticipate a Gooey, Sticky Cookie Dough

The cookie dough comes collectively in 2 bowls—one for the moist substances, and one for the dry substances. Then stir the whole lot along with a silicone spatula. It could take a little bit of arm muscle, however it would come collectively. Lastly, add the chocolate chips and M&M’s, folding them in with the spatula.

Once you’re able to bake, scoop mounds of cookie dough (a heaping 2 Tablespoons in measurement, about 45g every). A medium cookie scoop is useful with the sticky dough, however ensure that it’s a heaping scoop to yield the right quantity of cookie dough. Then bake on a lined baking sheet till the perimeters are set. The facilities will nonetheless look a bit delicate, and that’s okay. Mine take about 14 minutes within the oven.

FAQ: Can I Make These Nut-Free?

Sure. The crew & I examined these flourless monster cookies with sunflower seed butter instead of the peanut butter, and the recipe works. Nevertheless, understand that when sunflower seed butter and baking soda mix, there’s a pure response that causes the within of the cookies to show inexperienced! It’s innocent and doesn’t change the style or texture. The youngsters cherished it. 😉 (Now they’re actually Dr. Frankenstein’s monster cookies!)

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