"Monster" Cookies

My kids love it when I make my basic chocolate chip cookie recipe but instead of just using chocolate chips add other "flavors" of chips like white chocolate and M&M's. When I do these kind of cookies they call them "Monster Cookies" because of all the goodies in them and the fact that I use my large Pampered Chef scoop rather than the small scoop.

Monster Cookies

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose white flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon salt
2 cups (4 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
2 cups M&Ms
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Heat oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, white chocolate, and M&Ms. Stir in nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets(I use my large Pampered Chef scoop!).

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease two 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.

Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

Notes: I have been known to split the dough in half and do half as a pan cookie/brownie and the other half as individual cookies.  When cooking the larger cookies it will take up to the 11 minutes to get the cookies to the golden brown state.

This post is linked to:

• Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed with Grace!
• Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam!
• Tuesdays at the Table at All the Small Stuff!
• This Week's Cravings at Mom's Crazy Cooking