Paula Deen's Monster Cookies

lberg's Note:

This recipe's right off the Food Network website. They look so good! :)

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 36.0 cookies

• 3 eggs
• 1 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 ounces creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup butter , softened
• ½ cup multi-colored chocolate candy
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup raisins (optional)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 ½ cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
2. In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins, if using, baking soda, and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags.

Reviews

[Chef #661462]

I made these exactly as the recipe, including raisins, which aren't enough to make a lot of difference. I was concerned that there was no flour and checked the recipe in several places on the internet to be sure it is right. These would be good for someone with wheat allergy or gluten intolerance. The mixing order is also a little strange, next time I will cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs. But they are yummy! To make sure there were lots for the grandchildren, I doubled the recipe, which completely filled my 5-quart mixing bowl. I used the dough hook at the end because it was too stiff to mix by hand. The M&Ms add a little unexpected crunch too. I want to try the white chocolate with red and blue candies for 4th of July.

[Kristy D.]

Mmmmmm...these were so good! I didn't have enough brown sugar, so I only put in about a 1/4 cup (I cut the recipe in half) and it still turned out great. I used dark chocolate M&M's and they were really good. The only thing we didn't add was the raisins as I didn't think they would go together well. I will be making these again and again!

[CelestialShannon]

Excellent and Easy.. crowd pleaser!! I made for the 4th of July with white choc chips and blue and red m&ms.