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© FrugalAbundance
2007-2011
GFCF Means
Gluten
Free & Casein Free |
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Monster Cookies
- 1/2 cup shortening or dairy-free margarine
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-1/2 cups rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounce bag chocolate chips, or about
1-1/2 cups
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Combine the shortening, peanut butter
and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix until creamy.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until light
and fluffy.
- Add the rolled oats, baking soda and
salt. Mix well.
- Finally stir in the chocolate chips.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a large
cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly
browned. Do not overbake. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen.
Notes
- These are my family's favorite
chocolate chip cookie. Traditionally Monster Cookies are prepared
with M & M's, but these are not dairy or casein-free, so we use
semi-sweet chocolate chips instead.
- Carob Chips or Raisins can replace the
chocolate chips. Or try a combination of goodies including raisins,
nuts, chocolate, carob, sunflower seeds etc.
- Any other type of nut butter can
replace the peanut butter. Try soynut butter, sun butter, almond
butter, cashew butter or chocolate hazlenut butter.
- I have used white sugar instead of
brown sugar when it was all I had in the cupboard. This is slightly
cheaper and the cookies still turn out good. Sucanat also makes good
Monster cookies.
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