Monster murder cookies

I’ve been looking into monster cookies for some time now. For those who don’t know a monster cookie is characterized by oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and m & m’s. After my success with my chocolate chip murder cookies I revisited the idea. This one is a bit trickier with the introduction of peanut butter. Peanut butter is both a fat and a carbohydrate. Some of the peanut butter will replace some of the crisco or butter and some will replace some of the flour. Anyways on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 oz baking chocolate
• 1 cup plain m & m’s

Instructions:

1. Whisk together dry ingredients in medium sized bowl. Set aside.
2. In mixer cream crisco and sugar.
3. Add peanut butter. Mix well.
4. Add vanilla, molasses, and milk. Mix well.
5. Add and incorporate dry ingredients.
6. Roughly chop baking chocolate.
7. Add chocolate and m & m’s and mix well.
8. Place one inch balls a sufficient distance apart on a cookie sheet.
9. Flatten balls with flour cup.
10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
11. Cook cookies 20 to 24 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
12. Allow to cool and enjoy.