Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies filled with chocolate M&Ms, and decorated with candy eyes for Halloween. Everyone will love these easy soft and chewy peanut butter cookies for a fun and easy treat to bake this Halloween season.
The cookie dough is made like a classic peanut butte cookie dough, except for the addition of M&Ms folded into the cookie dough. Roll the cookie dough into balls and place onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake until the cookies are fully cooked through. Remove from the oven and top each one with candy eyes.
Monster Eye Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup M&Ms
- candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, mix together butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add in the flour mixture, and mix until it is fully combined. Fold in the M&Ms. Roll the cookie dough into balls and place onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with candy eyes.
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