BMO has been surprisingly enthused about my cookie baking. In the past he has had a strong preference for only two types of cookies. He only cared for the eating of chocolate chip cookies and those Keebler cookies--the shortbread ones with the stripes. Outside of that he's been patently disinterested in cookie consumption.
However, this holiday season he has embraced all that cookies has to offer and has tried--and dare I say, enjoyed every type of cookie I have made. He has expanded his cookie horizons and now appreciates how much better homemade cookies with plenty of butter are compared to their factory-made counterparts. I mean those factory cookies don't even have a smidgen of trans-fats anymore!
On this the 11th day of Cookie making, I made small monster cookies. Technically monster cookies are supposed to be rather large. So it's probably an oxymoron to call these 1 1/2 inch diameter cookies- 'monster.'
There are lots and lots of variations on monster cookies, you can make them with or without flour, with butter or with margarine (why though?).
I found and like this recipe. It has a nice cheat, you use a boxed cake mix as the base. Obviously I used butter instead of margarine--and because I believe peanut butter is an essential part of the monster cookie experience--I used 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 a cup of creamy peanut butter. I also used 1 cup of oats vrs 1/2 a cup. Also, I substituted 1 cup of red and green chocolate candies instead of walnuts. Basically, I really altered the recipe. In any case. The results were satisfactory for BMO and now the freezer is overflowing with cookies.
I still have a pound of butter, chocolate chips, mint chocolate candies, dried cranberries, and chopped hazelnuts, on hand- so more cookies to come! I'm thinking I've got to make some more Spritz cookies since Youngest Child took all those to a bake sale and a shortbread cookie? Decisions, Decisions.
xoxo
