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Small Batch Monster Cookies

One large egg yolk, six large chewy monster cookies! Oats, peanut butter, candies and packed with loads of chocolate.

Ingredients

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4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened, 57g)
⅓ cup brown sugar (75g)
2 tablespoons peanut butter 36g
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (35g)
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats (60g)
¼ tsp baking soda
½ cup - ⅔ cup of mix-ins (chopped chocolate, chocolate candies, monster mix, etc.)

1
Preheat oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Use a large cookie sheet, these are big cookies!
2
In a bowl, using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, peanut butter, salt and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3
Add the yolk and baking soda and beat to combine.
4
Mix in the flour and rolled oats.
5
Fold in the mix-ins with a spatula.
6
Drop 2 tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheet. Keep enough space between them, these will spread. You should have enough for six large cookies.
7
Bake for 12 minutes, until edges turn golden.
8
Let cool on the pan until firm, this may take awhile – the resulting cookies are soft and chewy!