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My All-Time Favorite Christmas Cookies
By CoffeeMom | December 14, 2009
There are a couple of fun Christmas Cookie linkups going on right now and I couldn’t miss out! Of course I immediately thought of my all-time favorite Christmas cookies:
Monster Cookies
They’re called Monster cookies because if you make the full batch, you end up with something like 12 dozen cookies! They’re my favorite because they contain everything I love in cookies! I usually half or quarter the recipe and end up quite happy with the results, but if you’ve got tons of people to bake for – this is the recipe for you!
Here’s the recipe:
1 dozen eggs
1 16 oz jar peanut butter
4 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
8 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
18 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
4 cups of chocolate chips
2 lbs of chocolate coated candies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In very large bowl, mix eggs with peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar until well blended. Stir in baking soda, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Begin measuring in the oatmeal, and be prepared to use a sturdy wooden spoon to incorporate the oats. Next add the chocolate chips and candies. Stir until well mixed.
Drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Do not overbake – these are best when they appear to be slightly underbaked. *No flour is needed, it is not a typo.*
*The reason they are my favorite is because you can change up the flavors of both the chocolate chips and candies to make your own personalized cookies. Peanut butter or butterscotch chips with almond coated candies (lightly chopped). Mint chocolate chips with dark chocolate coated candies. FUN STUFF!!!
Linking up to:
Virtual Cookie Exchange at Hillbilly Housewife
12 Days of Cookies at Blissfully Domestic
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Topics: Christmas, Coffee, Holidays, Recipes | 6 Comments »
December 15th, 2009 at 10:34 am
I remember these from when I was a kid, and I’ve looked for the recipe several times and not found it, so thanks for posting this! And thanks to Hillbilly Housewife for hosting the cookie exchange.
December 15th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
These sound really good, and since they don’t contain flour I will be able to make these with gluten free oatmeal. Thank you for this recipe.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
They really do contain almost every single good cookie ingredient known! Ha!
Thanks for the fun recipe. You’re right… if you make the whole batch, you’d be in the kitchen all day!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Huge family favorite in my house – thanks for sharing!
December 20th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
What exactly do you mean by “chocolate coated candies”? This recipe sounds really good…
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:16 am
Lest anyone wonder if I’m being compensated for their mention (and I’m not), chocolate coated candies are referring to that deliciously wonderful candy that “melts in your mouth – not in your hand!”…