Spring Monster Cookies
Celebrate Easter with these chewy and colorful Spring Monster Cookies! Packed with oats, pretzels, and M and M candies—this easy, festive recipe is perfect for springtime baking and Easter treats."
Servings 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 2 sticks salted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 ¼ cup spring M&M's
- 1 cup mini pretzels crushed
Optional add-ins:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla until combined. Beat in the eggs and 1 egg yolk, 1 at a time, until combined. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat in the oats.
- Fold in 1 cup of the M&M's, and the pretzels.
- Roll the dough into 1/4 cup-sized balls. Place 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 8 minutes, then rotate the pan and bake for another 2 minutes. Pull the pan out and push the remaining M&M's into the cookies. Bake for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. They will continue to cook slightly as they sit on the baking sheet.
- Eat warm or let cool and store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.