I don’t know why, but it feels like I haven’t posted in ages. In reality it’s only been about a week! My week has been so stressful, so one day feels like a year. Aside from that I have been super busy with mountains of work. But I had to carve out sometime to bake because baking is the ultimate stress reliever for me. As most of you know; I face a cookie dilemma: I can’t bake chocolate chip cookies. My CCC’s taste bland, but I can make monster cookies. Monster cookies are essentially cookies that you can put anything, and everything in. Chocolate chips, m&ms, butterscotch, toffee bits, raisins, nuts, and more. I decided to make mine with the two things I love most: m&ms an chocolate chips. However, you can put whatever your heart desires. Now on to the recipe.

Monster Cookies

YIELD: 30 PREP TIME: 15 minutes

COOK TIME: 11 minutes TOTAL TIME: 26 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/4 cups chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups quick cooking, 1-minute oats
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• *1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• *1 1/2 cup M&M’s

DIRECTIONS:

1. Start by preheating the oven 350 degrees.
2. Next cream together peanut butter, sugars, and butter.
3. Next add eggs and vanilla.
4. Add baking soda to oats.
5. Combine oats and peanut butter mixture.
6. Mix in any add ins.
7. On greased baking sheet put about roll 2 tablespoons of the mixture. Spread them apart because they grow big.
8. Add m&ms (or any other topping) on the top of ball and gently press.
9. Bake for 11 minutes (DO NOT KNOW OVER BAKE).
10. Allow to cool and serve with milk, enjoy!

NOTES:

• You can use any toppings you want. I’m just a chocolate addict.
• If you like a thick cookie don’t press them before baking.
• They still bake after 11 minutes out of the oven, so allow them to cool.

Slightly Adapted From: Divas Can Cook

How do you deal with stress? What’s your favorite cookie?

This past week was very stressful like I said. I wanted to scream and cry, haha. And my favorite cookies have to be monster cookies and a good ol’ chocolate chip cookies.