Ann Romney's Oatmeal M&M Cookies are made with oats, peanut butter and candy. They also go by the name Monster Cookies. They're delicious, and I've made them about a zillion times since the recipe was posted.
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Like most Monster Cookies recipes, Ann Romney's Oatmeal M&M Cookies do not call for any flour so they are easy to make gluten-free. Just make sure any candies you use don't contain hidden wheat and that the oats are approved gluten-free.
Oatmeal Snickers Cookies
I recently came up with a variation on Ann Romney's Oatmeal M&M recipe and am calling the cookies Oatmeal Snickers Cookies. All you do is replace the candy with chopped up Snickers bars. The Snickers melt a bit so the cookies spread more. What you get are very thin, very chewy oatmeal cookies that taste like Snickers Bars. I lost track of how many Snickers I used, but they were fun size and I froze them before chopping. You can always find inexpensive packs of Snickers at Dollar Tree.
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Here's the recipe for Ann Romney's Oatmeal MM Cookies. If you try them or the Snickers variation, let me know!
Recipe
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Ann Romney's M&M Cookies aka Monster Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar (200 grams)
- ½ cup butter, softened (salted) (114 grams)
- 1 ½ cups crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup such as Karo
- 3 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats (or quick)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup M&M's candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with nonstick foil or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat sugars, butter, peanut butter and corn syrup on high speed until creamy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, mix together oats and baking soda. Stir into peanut butter mixture until combined. Mix in chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Using about a ¼ cup measure, drop dough onto baking sheets spacing at least 3 inches apart. Alternatively, you can shape the dough mounds, put on a plate, then cover and chill. This way you can bake when needed.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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