Description
Delight in these fun and vibrant Cookie Monster Cookies, packed with mini chocolate chips, crushed Oreos, and colorful blue dough. Perfect for kids and Cookie Monster fans alike, these soft and chewy cookies feature a playful design with candy eyeballs and mini Chips Ahoy cookies on top.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Blue gel food coloring (a few drops, more for deeper color)
Dry Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Add-ins
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup crushed chocolate chip cookies
- 1/2 cup crushed Oreos
Toppings
- 1/2 cup mini Chips Ahoy cookies
- Candy eyeballs for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Pans: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper to ensure the cookies bake evenly and don’t stick.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter with the light brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, which usually takes about 3-4 minutes.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Then stir in the vanilla extract and a few drops of blue gel food coloring until the dough turns a uniform blue color.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt to evenly distribute the leavening agent and salt throughout the flour.
- Mix Dry Ingredients into Wet: Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing gently until just combined. Avoid overmixing to keep cookies tender.
- Fold in Cookies and Chips: Carefully fold in the mini chocolate chips, crushed chocolate chip cookies, and crushed Oreos, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Portion Dough: Using a spoon or cookie scoop, drop 2–3 tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing each about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
- Add Toppings: Gently press a few mini Chips Ahoy cookies on top of each dough ball and add candy eyeballs for a whimsical Cookie Monster look.
- Bake: Bake the cookies for 10–12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set but soft.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to firm up before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a more vivid blue color, increase the amount of blue gel food coloring in the dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
- Be careful not to overbake to keep cookies soft and chewy.
- Use mini cookies and candy eyeballs to create the signature Cookie Monster appearance.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
