Isn’t it a great when two things you love happen on the same day. Halloween on a Saturday!!! Double the reason to get our bake on. And what’s more fitting for Halloween than monster cookies. Add a little cookie butter and few extra chocolate treats and you’ve got a “spooktacular” Halloween sweet for all your little monsters! Our Halloween Candy Cookie Butter Monster Cookies will definitely put the sweet in your trick or treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy cookie butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut M&M candies
- 1 cup Snickers baking bites
- 1/2 cup Heath Bits
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper .
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In a large bowl of a stand mixer cream together the Crisco, brown sugar, and cookie butter until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
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Mix in the egg white and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
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In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine.
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With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
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Add the oats, dark chocolate chips, Heath bits, Snickers bites, and peanut M&M candies. Mix by hand just until dough is combined.
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Use a small/medium cookie scoop, or about 1-2 tablespoons cookie dough, and place on the baking sheets.
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Bake the cookies for 7-9 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown and the top still looks slightly undercooked.
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Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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