Who else is pumped for Halloween? I know this year is going to look different, but I still can’t help but be excited – Halloween is one of my favorite days. I’m planning lots of fun eats and crafts at home. We’ve got our costumes and we’re ready!

I have a lot of cookies on this blog, but Monster cookies are one of my favorites – and when you add candy eyeballs, they become deliciously perfect for Halloween.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup mini M&Ms + additional for topping
• Candy eyeballs, optional

Monster cookies are what I call clean-out-the pantry cookies. Whatever chips, nuts, and candy I have to use up are what get dumped in!

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
• Using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until thoroughly combined. Beat in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and beat until thoroughly combined, scraping down the sides as needed.
• Beat in the oats.
• Fold in the peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and mini M&Ms.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. Push several candy eyeballs into each cookie, and some additional mini M&Ms.
• Bake for 10-11 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire wrack to cool completely.

If you want cookies that look smooth and round, roll the dough into balls. If you want a more lumpy, abstract look, drop the dough by tablespoons full onto the prepared cookie sheet.

More Treats for Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays so I love cooking up fun treats for it! Shrunken Head Punch and Halloween Caramel Corn or Halloween Muddy Buddies are my go-tos for crowd snacks.

For special Halloween desserts, we love Candy Corn Ice Cream and Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies – combining them into ice cream sandwich is absolutely perfect!

Recipe

Monster Mash Cookies

Yield: 2 1/2 Dozen

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/3 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup mini M&Ms + additional for topping
• Candy eyeballs, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
2. Using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until thoroughly combined. Beat in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and beat until thoroughly combined, scraping down the sides as needed.
4. Beat in the oats.
5. Fold in the peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and mini M&Ms.
6. Roll into 1-inch balls and place 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. Push several candy eyeballs into each cookie, and some additional mini M&Ms.
7. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire wrack to cool completely.