Valentine Monster Cookies
Valentine Monster Cookies are loaded with delicious chocolate, peanut butter, oats, and festive M&M’s that all your sweethearts will adore!
Why We Love Valentine Monster Cookies
- This is the best monster cookie recipe! It’s so simple to make even the kids can help. All you need are basic cookie ingredients plus chocolate chips, peanut butter, quick oats, and yummy M&M’s!
- Chewy and sweet, Valentine’s Day monster cookies are the perfect Valentine to send to everyone you love and are much tastier to eat than paper cards!
- Store the cookie dough or baked cookies in the freezer until you are ready to bake or enjoy them- this is great for when you want to make multiple batches to gift but don’t have the time to do it all at once.
- Switch out the M&M colors you use in these cookies to create festive treats for other holidays or special occasions!
Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Valentine Monster Cookies
PANTRY INGREDIENTS: To make these cookies you will need peanut butter, chocolate chips, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, and quick oats.
WET INGREDIENTS: Set out a few eggs, unsalted butter to soften, and vanilla extract to make these cookies.
M&M’s: Add colorful fun to these cookies with red, white, and pink M&M’s!
How to Make Monster Cookies for Valentine’s Day
Jump to RecipeSTEP 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Using a stand mixer or a large bowl with beaters, mix the peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter. Then, beat in the vanilla extract and eggs until smooth and combined.
STEP 2 Add the oats and baking soda and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips and M&M’s using a spatula.
STEP 3 Place 2 tablespoons of dough on the prepared baking sheets and add a few M&M’s to the top, if you’d like. Be sure to leave space between each cookie dough ball as they will spread a bit. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes.
STEP 4 Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Tips & Tricks
- The cookies may not look done after baking for 10 minutes but they are and will set more as they cool so don’t overbake them!
- You can also substitute 1/2 cup of Biscoff Cookie spread for 1/2 cup of the peanut butter used in this recipe.
- You can freeze the cookie dough by making dough balls- rolling 2 tablespoons of dough- and placing the balls of dough in a freezer-safe container. You can bake the cookie dough from frozen by adding 2-3 minutes to the baking time. Wrap baked cookies in plastic wrap or place them in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to three months.
- To make Christmas Monster Cookies swap out the red and pink M&M’s for red and green. You can create more festive cookies for other holidays or occasions with red, white, and blue M&M’s for the Fourth of July or orange, green, and purple M&M’s for Halloween. Use the colors you like to bring more cheer to your special days.
Monster Cookie Recipe FAQ
Why is it called a monster cookie?
They’re certainly not called monster cookies because they look awful but because of all the goodies they contain! Bursting with everyone’s favorite stuff like peanut butter, oats, chocolate, and M&M’s, there’s not much else you could put in these to make them even more perfect! The monster of all cookies is always a crowd-pleaser because there’s something in them for everyone.
What do you write on a Valentine’s cookie?
Make these Valentines extra special by adding a personal touch that even your smallest Valentine will appreciate! Place a few Valentine’s Monster Cookies in a clear treat bag and tie it closed with a red ribbon. Cut out or print off cute tags to tie onto the ribbon. These tags can say a variety of heartfelt sayings like, ” You make me smile”, ” You float my boat”, “I love you bear-y much”, “You and me were meant to be”, and “U R cute as a button”. Write your favorite sweet notes to those you love and enjoy the love-filled day!
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Valentine Monster Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 ½ cups quick 1-minute oats
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup cupid mix M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, and butter until fluffy and smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the oats and baking soda until fully incorporated.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and M&Ms by hand until evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop 2 tablespoons scoops of dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Add a few extra M&Ms on top of each dough ball, if desired.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies are set and the edges are golden.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- The cookies won’t appear done after 10 minutes, but they are and will set up nicely. You don’t want to overbake them!
- You can substitute 1/2 cup of Biscoff cookie spread for 1/2 cup of peanut butter if you want to change up the flavor.
- You can use any holiday-themed M&M’s mix to easily switch up the theme of these cookies.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.