Monster cookies (halloween edition)

Chewy and soft monster cookies packed with chocolate chips, snicker bars, salted potato chips, caramel toffee, walnuts, m&ms and pretzels. They are like the kitchen sink cookies that have the perfect combination of sweet and salty, making for an easy and delicious halloween sweet treat.

With Halloween around the corner I am inspired to make a bunch of cute but easy to make sweet treats that’s are delicious. These monster cookies do not disappoint. They are similar to the kitchen sink cookies but better. Also they are the perfect dessert to bake up using all your Halloween candy (if you have any leftover)

The beauty about these cookies is that they might not look great with chips and pretzels sticking out of the top but that’s the whole point! They taste delicious. They have the perfect balance of salt and sweet in every bite. Also coming to my favourite part: you can customize the recipe to your liking and use any candy, nuts or chips you like/prefer.

What are monster cookies?

Monster cookies are brown sugar cookies filled with chocolate chips, nuts, candy, etc. most monster cookies use whole oats as well in the dough for a chewier texture once baked. They are perfect for Halloween keeping with the theme of monsters even though there is nothing spooky about them we make them spooky with the addition of a few unconventional ingredients. This recipe is chunkier and definitely more delicious than your usual monster cookie. This recipe is a monster cookie meets kitchen sink cookie – what are kitchen sink cookies? A brown sugar cookie that has everything expect for the kitchen sink in them!

What ingredients do you need to make these Monster Cookies?

Butter –

I have used browned butter to make these cookies, you can use melted butter as well but brown butter adds a delicious flavor to the cookie.

Sugar –

The recipe calls for brown sugar and castor sugar. You can use only brown sugar to make them but I prefer using both for flavor and for texture. The castor sugar helps give the cookies a crunchy texture. The brown sugar makes the cookies soft and chewy once baked.

Eggs –

We need two eggs to make these cookies, there is no substitute to make them. I would recommend using eggs that weigh 50gm without the shell for accuracy.

Spices –

I love the addition of vanilla extract and salt in these cookies but almond extract is also a delicious addition to the cookie dough. You could do a little cinnamon as well.

Dry ingredients –

I have used a combination of flour, rolled oats and cornflour. If you don’t have rolled oats, just use flour in place of it. The cornflour ensures these cookies stay soft once baked but you could use regular flour to make them as well. If you want to make these cookies gluten free make sure to use gluten free all purpose flour mix, cup for cup measure, which works perfectly. We also use baking soda to help give these cookies a little rise while baking since it has many add ons in it.

Add ons –

I have added chopped up snickers bars, dark chocolate chips, M n M’s, cashews, salted pretzels and salted potato chips. You could add any add ons you prefer to make these cookies. Just make sure to follow the ratio of 4 1/2 cups of add ons, if you exceed that it might affect the baking time of the cookie.

What equipment do you need to make these Monster Cookies?

I have made these cookies in a mixing bowl with a whisk and rubber spatula. You can use an electric beater to cream the butter, sugars and eggs – then switch to a rubber spatula. Alternatively you can use a stand mixer as well. I like t chop the add ons into small cubes so you will need a chopping board and knife. The ice cream scoop helps portion out the dough evenly but you can use 2 tablespoon worth of dough per cookie. A baking tray with parchment paper to bake them and a plate metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack once baked.

How to make these Monster Cookies?

Preheat the oven to 180℃ and line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl add the browned butter or melted butter, brown sugar, castor, vanilla and beat for a couple of minutes until the mixture is pale and fluffy Add the eggs one at a time and beat well between each egg. Add the flour, oats, cornflour and mix until until combined. Add the add ons and fold together until just combined – do not over mix the dough. Using a cookie scoop, portion the dough into the prepared baking tray and top with more chips, chocolate chunks etc. Bake for 9 – 11 minutes until they have spread out, risen a little, the center will still be soft when you press it which is perfect.

Remove from the oven and using a flat metal spatula, transfer them to a wire rack to cool, they will be soft at this stage so be careful. Stud each cookie with 2 mini marshmallows and pierce each marshmallow with a chocolate chip to create eyes. As they cool down the marshmallows will stick to the cookies with the heat. Chewy and soft monster cookies packed with chocolate chips, snicker bars, salted potato chips, caramel toffee, walnuts, m&ms and pretzels. They are like the kitchen sink cookies that have the perfect combination of sweet and salty, making for an easy and delicious halloween sweet treat.

Serving, Storing & Make ahead options:

Unlike other cookie dough, I wouldn’t recommend storing this cookie dough in the fridge or freezer as they add ons and rolled oats can absorb the moisture in the dough making a dry cookie once baked. They are best baked immediately and served warm. They store well in air tight containers or zip lock bags for up to 1 week. They are still yummy after that but the chips and pretzels might get a little soft. They are delicious with a glass of milk.

Looking for more Halloween recipes?

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