Monster Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

• ½ cup light brown sugar (dark is fine, too)

• ¼ cup granulated sugar

• ½ cup creamy peanut butter

• 1 large egg , at room temperature

• 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 1 and ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats

• ¾ cup multi-colored candies , such as M&M's (I use Unreal Chocolate Gems)

• ½ cup (85 g/3 oz) chopped dark, milk, and/or semisweet chocolate

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a standing mixer,beat butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes, until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter, vanilla, and egg, and beat well until combined. Add flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined. Don’t over mix. Add in oatmeal, candies, and chocolate chips, and keep mixing on low just until combined. The less you mix, the softer the cookies will be.

3. Drop rounded balls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, the size of 2 teaspoons each and flatten. Bake for 9-12 minutes, until cookies just begin to brown at the edges and center is still soft.