Monster Cookies ∙-(σ益σ)-∙

MONSTER COOKIES!

I saw a cookie similar to this online, but I had to alter it.

(Hey - how can I stray from the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe? - Thanks Keeley, for ruining every other chocolate chip cookie on Earth. 

They don't know what they're missing.)

Especially with Halloween right around the corner...

Here's how to make these frightfully delish monster cookies:

∙-(σ益σ)-∙ MONSTER COOKIES ∙-(σ益σ)-∙ 

Prep time - approx 25 mins | Cooking time - 10 min | Cooling time - 15-20 min

Ingredients:

3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups (12oz pkg) chocolate chips

green food coloring (or purple)

1 package Halloween Oreos

Directions:

PREHEAT your oven to 375ºF.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

CREAM butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract and food coloring (use to your own judgment) in a large mixing bowl.

BEAT in eggs, one at a time, until well blended.

GRADUALLY beat in flour mixture. (I use my Kitchenaid mixer for everything up to this point, when I am at about 3/4 of the flour, and then take over and do the rest by hand.)

STIR in chocolate chips. (It is perfect if you are unsure if the dough will hold on to all of those chocolate chips.)

SMUSH cookie dough on either side of your oreo - just enough to cover - pinching it around the sides to make sure it is totally covered.

PLACE on an ungreased cookie sheet.

REPEAT until you have used all your cookie dough to cover the oreos.

BAKE for 10-11 minutes until they are golden brown. Er.... golden green. Once removed from the oven, wait  5-10 minutes before removing them from the cookie sheets so they hold their shape. 

COOL completely on wire racks.

♦♦♦

I find these bad boys are the best the day after you make them. 

Not that I expect you to wait that long, of course. 

(^‿^)

I just loved the idea of a fun treat to pass around for Halloween that wasn't... 

well... candy corn. 

:o)