Description
These Cookie Monster Cookies are delightful, chewy blue cookies packed with mini chocolate chips, crushed chocolate chip cookies, Oreos, and mini Chips Ahoy for a fun and flavorful treat. Perfect for themed parties or just because, their vibrant blue color and optional candy eyeballs make them visually playful and irresistibly tasty.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Blue gel food coloring (as needed for desired shade)
Dry Ingredients
- 2 ½ 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
- 1/2 cup mini Chips Ahoy or other mini cookies (whole or halved)
Optional Decoration
- Candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper for easy removal and cleanup.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. This step incorporates air, giving the cookies a nice texture.
- Add Eggs and Flavorings: Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition to incorporate them fully. Stir in the vanilla extract and blue gel food coloring until the dough is evenly colored.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add these dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined to avoid overdeveloping gluten.
- Fold in Mix-ins: Gently fold mini chocolate chips, crushed chocolate chip cookies, crushed Oreos, and mini Chips Ahoy cookies into the dough, ensuring an even distribution without overmixing.
- Scoop and Decorate: Using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop, portion the dough into 2-tablespoon-sized balls and place them on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Press a few mini cookies and candy eyeballs onto the tops of each dough ball if desired.
- Bake: Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers remain slightly underbaked. This ensures a chewy texture.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to firm up, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- For a chewier cookie, avoid overbaking and take them out once edges are set but centers are soft.
- The blue gel food coloring can be adjusted to get your preferred shade of blue.
- If candy eyeballs are not available, the cookies are still delicious and fun without them.
- These cookies are perfect for birthday parties, themed events, or as a fun treat for kids.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
