Mary’s Monster Cookies

By Beth Anderson on September 10, 2015 at 9:20am

1/2 c butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c shortening
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 c creamy peanut butter
2 c sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 c oatmeal

Cream softened butter, shortening and sugars until fluffy…add peanut butter, blend well…stir in eggs…then beat again.  Add vanilla and stir well.

Next, mix flour, and oatmeal together.  Add baking soda, add a pinch of salt.

(Batter will be stiff)

Add your monster’s favorite additions:

1 c chocolate chips (semi sweet)
1 c milk chocolate chips
1 broken hershey bar
1 c white chocolate chips or Reese’s peanut butter chips
nuts…(optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Roll in Ball and Place on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes…will be chewy

I bake for 11 minutes and let set on cookie sheet for a little while…