Mean Monster Cookies!

I have had the BIGGEST sweet tooth lately, I can't seem to get enough chocolate, peanut butter, nutella and so on and so on.  I am always making cookies and today I wanted to make Monster Cookies! I discovered these when I was pregnant with my son, I had been craving oatmeal raisin cookies so terribly, and so a friend of mine found these cookies that are oatmeal PLUS everything else I love! They are so easy and their base is a simple chocolate chip cookie. Make these for a party, or just because. I do! Here ya go!

Mean Chunky Monster Cookies
 You will need:

1 stick, unsalted butter, melted
3/4 sugar
3/4 brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 cup m&ms
1/4 creamy peanut butter
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
dash of cinnamon, about 1/4 tsp

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.  In a large bowl cream together butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Add peanut butter, mix just until blended.  In a separate bowl fluff together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add in dry to wet. Add m&ms and oatmeal. At this point the dough becomes really stiff, I transition from my mixer to mixing with a wooden spoon. On a greased pan, or parchment paper lined pan drop cookies by the spoon full. You want these to be in the bigger side, and they only spread a little bit. Bake for 9 minutes...no more. Take out and let cool before removing from the pan. Enjoy!!

These are so good. This is also a kid friendly recipe, fun and colorful, they can help too! I am looking forward to when my son is big enough to help me bake his favorite cookies!!