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Healthier Monster Cookies

Healthier Monster Cookies are chewy, melty whole wheat cookies. Packed with mix-ins like m&m's chocolate chips, peanut butter chocolate chips, and peanuts.
Yield 18 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
 

  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons applesauce
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup M&M candies
  • 1/4 cup peanuts , chopped
  • 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add rolled oats to a food processor and grind until they're a fine powder.
  • In a stand mixer cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add in egg and vanilla until well combined.
  • Add in applesauce until smooth.
  • Sift together oat flour (your ground oats), whole-wheat flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add to the stand mixer on the lowest setting until just combined.
  • Fold in the m&ms and chopped peanuts.
  • Place the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a small bowl and scoop 18 balls of dough (just shy of 2 tablespoons) onto a large plate.
  • Roll each ball of cookie dough in about 6 chocolate chip/peanut butter chips.
  • Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, 6 to a regular sized cookie sheet (bake in batches, keep cookie dough in refrigerator while other cookies are baking).

Nutrition

Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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