Join me this week as I share my obsession interest in the Pinterest. If you don’t know what it is, just move along here. It’s a time suck but fascinating. Similar to an article in Real Simple or Country Living which makes you say both “Woah, that is just too much” and “Yes, please, make it mine now”, Pinterest is a collection of the lives we wish we led full of fantastic recipes, the perfect outfit, the organized home, and the vacation homes we’d love to have. Link up with your post with either your favorite pins from the week or a project you’ve recently tackled having been inspired by something you saw on Pinterest.
To kick things off officially, we made our own version of Monster Cookies.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 1 cup peanut butter (we used crunchy)
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup candies (we used Pretzel M&M’s)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups oatmeal
- 2 cups all purpose flour
Cream butter, sugars, and peanut butter in a large bowl or stand mixer. 
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each is added. Scrape down the sides so no eggy goodness is left behind. 
Add baking soda and vanilla. 
Add chocolate chips, oats, and your candies. 
Gradually add flour. ( I know this seems out of order, but trust me on this ) Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup for the perfect size scoop. Only about nine will fit on a sheet. You will just have to be patient. 
Bake for about 15 minutes at 325* (unless your oven is colder than it should be like mine – I cooked 20 minutes at 350* and they were still chewy) 
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