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Monster Cookie Cups

These cookie cups are a delicious spin on the classic monster cookie! The cookies are packed with peanut butter, oatmeal, m&m's and chocolate chips. They are then baked in a cookie cup form and filled with creamy chocolate ganache.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie cups, monster cookie cups, monster cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12 cookie cups

Ingredients

For the cookie cups

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter 6 ounces
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup m&m's

For the ganache filling

  • ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

To make the cookie cups

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on high for 2-3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
  • Add in eggs, vanilla extract and peanut butter. Mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
  • In separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients together (oats, baking soda, salt).
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
  • Using a wooden spoon, mix in the chocolate chips and m&m's.
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Grease muffin tin well (12 count or 2 6-count tins).
  • Use a spoon or cookie dough scoop to fill each muffin well. Gently press the dough down with your fingers. Each muffin well should be about ½-¾ full of dough.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges of the cookie cups are slightly browned.
  • Once you remove the cookies from the oven, immediately use a teaspoon or tablespoon measuring spoon to make an indent in the center of the cookie cups.
  • Set aside and let them cool for at least an hour (until they reach room temperature). Make ganache while cookies cool.

To make the chocolate ganache

  • Use a microwave to heat the heavy cream in a medium bowl until it is just about to boil.
  • Gently stir in chocolate chips. Stir constantly until the mixture is smooth.
  • Set aside until cookie cups are cooled.

To fill the cookie cups

  • Once the cookie cups have cooled to room temperature, remove them from the muffin tin.
  • Spoon the ganache into the cookie cups (the ganache should still be warm and spoonable, if not, reheat for a few seconds).
  • Let the cookie cups set in the fridge. Remove from the fridge 1-2 hours before enjoying, otherwise they should be stored in the fridge due to the cream in the ganache.