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Gluten Free Monster Cookies

Irresistible Gluten Free Monster Cookies are packed with peanut butter flavor, hearty oats, nuts, mini M&M's, dark chocolate chips, and coconut.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
cooling time10 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 16 cookies
Author: Rena

Equipment

  • Sheet Pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Bowl
  • Scooper

Ingredients

  • 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter or another nut butter like almond butter
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup rolled oats or use 1/2 cup instant oats and 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon

Add ons:

  • 1/2 cup mini M&M’s divided
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans or you may use walnuts or crushed almonds
  • ¼ cup mini dark chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, eggs, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
  • Next, add in the oats, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Mix them together until they are well incorporated.
  • Fold in the M&M's (only 1/4 cup-half the amount), nuts, dark chocolate chips, and shredded coconut. Mix again to combine.
  • Using a large spoon or a cookie scoop, scoop even amounts of dough and evenly space them out on the prepared sheet pan.
  • Top the each with the remaining M&M's. (see note)
  • Place the sheet pan in the oven and bake for 11-13 minutes or until they are slightly golden brown.
  • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5-10 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to continue cooling for another 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Once you place the dough on the pan, you can press then down with your fingers or a spoon before baking for a thinner cookie. If you like your cookies to be more on the thick side, do not flatten the dough.
  • Please allow the cookies to cool before transferring and eating, or else they will break and fall apart.
  • If you do not have mini M&Ms you may chop regular M&Ms into smaller sizes

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 46IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg