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hyper-realistic overhead food photography of thick bakery-style Memorial Day monster cookies on a white oval platter on a white marble kitchen counter, bright white kitchen, soft natural window light, cookies with craggy uneven tops, chunky scooped texture, softly mounded centers, lightly golden edges, visible chocolate chips and red white and blue M&Ms pressed into the tops, rustic homemade look, crisp editorial baking photo, no people, no text, no watermark

Memorial Day Monster Cookies

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These cookies bake up thick and chewy with oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and red, white, and blue M&Ms in every bite. They’re festive without being fussy, and the soft centers make them especially good for a holiday dessert table.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill Time 20 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups red white, and blue M&Ms, divided

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
  • Mix in the peanut butter until smooth.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla, then mix until combined.
  • Stir in the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the M&Ms.
  • Chill the dough for 20 minutes.
  • Scoop 2-tablespoon portions and space them 2 inches apart.
  • Press the remaining M&Ms onto the tops.
  • Bake one sheet at a time for 11 to 13 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 minutes.