Description
Soft & Chewy Cookie Monster Cookies are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Inspired by everyone’s favorite blue monster, these cookies are perfect for kids and adults alike!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup blue candy melts or blue M&Ms
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- Blue food coloring
- Mini chocolate chips or small candies for eyes
- Small cookies for “mouth”
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Stir in chocolate chips and blue candy melts or M&Ms.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, leaving space between each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden brown.
- Let cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cookies are cooling, whisk together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Add blue food coloring until desired shade is reached.
- Once cookies are cooled, frost the top of each cookie with blue icing.
- Place mini chocolate chips or small candies on the wet icing to create eyes.
- Use small cookies to create a “mouth” on each cookie.
- Let the icing set before serving.
Notes
- Tip: Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking for thicker cookies.
- Substitution: Use gluten-free flour for a gluten-free version.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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