Monster Cookies

Recipe courtesy Donna Haney as adapted by Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Southern Holiday

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (341)

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
3 dozen

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 3 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 23 min

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Ingredients

3 eggs
1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 12-ounce jar creamy peanut butter
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup multi-colored chocolate candies
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup raisins, optional
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.

In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins, if using, baking soda, and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags.

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Jessica mansfield, OH 07-20-2010
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Easy and AMAZING!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are my favorite cookies in the world! It has everything you could want in a cookie! I made them for Christmas gifts... last year with green and red M&M's Bought some nice tins and filled them and EVERYONE was calling me for the recipe! I recommend these to anyone with kids or a love of cookies!Read more
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Jaclyn sadfsadf, AL 07-19-2010
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Ultra delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are incredible! I followed the recipe verbatim, and they turned out fabulously. I cooked mine for 9 minutes,... let them cool on the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 3 minutes, then transfered to cooling racks and had no problem. They do take a while to firm up, so don't over bake!!! This leaves them nice and soft in the middle with a nice firmness outside once they have completely cooled. They remind me a little of no-bake cookies, but are much easier to whip-up (no "soft-ball stage boiling). I took them to a barbeque and got rave reviews. My husband says they are now a must-have staple in our home. Thanks Donna and Paula!Read more
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Sonia Warrington, PA 07-09-2010
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Give it some time
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies surprised me! I baked them for about 10 minutes and they did not have a good firmness to it. I was sure it was... definitely undercooked. I baked it for another 4-5 minutes and then it started to become more like a cookie. It was still very delicate so I could not put it on the cooling rack because it would start to break. After the cookie completely cooled, I was amazed at how wonderful it tasted. DELICIOUS! I only decided to make 1/3 of the recipe ingredients and I made 28 cookies used a tablespoon measurement. It does not turn out flat, I had to press them down a bit to make it more flat. I used extra chunky peanut butter and I cut the sugar by a tablespoon or two. Read more
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W Port Clinton, OH 07-03-2010
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WOW!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best cookies I have ever had!!!!!!!!!
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Andrea Colorado Springs, CO 07-02-2010
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Almost a Homemade Power Bar/Cookie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I make these cookies before a camping or fishing trip. It is like a homemade power bar & the kids LOVE them. I just need to... figure out the high altitude adjustments... a little flat (not as bad as some reviews, and I am over 7000 ft.)Read more
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sheila stockton, CA 07-01-2010
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Ugly Cookies in California
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I am not a pro, but I can typically bake great cookies. These cookies could never be served to guests. They look terrible. ... We will eat them because they taste fine, but honestly I would never recomment them or ever bake them again. There are many other wonderful cookie recipes out there without the disappointment accompanied by these cookies. Read more