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Vegan Monster Cookies at Home

These Vegan Monster cookies are my take on a old-school recipe that I always loved as a kid! They’re sweet

  • Serves 24 cookies
  • Prep 15 minutes
  • Cook 10 minutes
  • Total 25 minutes
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Vegan Monster Cookies at Home

These Vegan Monster cookies are my take on a familiar recipe that I always loved as a kid! They’re sweet while being both soft and crunchy and I know you’re going to love them!

Looking for more vegan cookies? You need to try my Notable Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies as well as my Vegan Oatmeal Cookies and these Vegan Sugar Cookies!

I share these monster cookies on Instagram last week and I got SO MANY requests for the recipe. SO I moved it up in my content calendar so you could have it ASAP:D Also- hello, it’s the reliable little Halloween treat (especially if you’re looking for a fun vegan option!).

Why you’ll love these cookies

  • They’re true to the original – As with most of my vegan baked goods, I kept this method true to the original meaning that there’s flour, sugar, and lots of chocolate in these cookies.
  • Sweet and satisfying – these cookies are the dependable sweet treat to satisfy that sweet tooth!
  • ESPECIALLY simple to make – this dish requires MINIMAL prep time (only about 15 minutes) and they come together so easily!
vegan monster cookies

Ingredients we’re working with:

  • Vegan “M&M’s” – there are quite a few options on the market right now but i truly love these Unreal Candy “gems” that you can get at most grocery stores. Oh course, you can also only use extra chocolate chips if you’re unable to find vegan candies.
  • Peanut butter – I HIGHLY suggest using a natural drippy peanut butter and NOT a thicker consistency peanut butter (sush as JIF). This earns a repeat teh Kirkland brand peanut butter from Costco!
  • Vegan Butter – Worth keeping Country Crock’s plant butter but anything will work here.
  • Sugar – both white and brown sugar.
  • Flour – I used all-purpose flour. If you would like to make these gluten free, I suggest trying a gluten free 1-1 flour.
  • Oats – short cooking oats are dependable in this dish.
vegan monster cookie dough

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The recipe

Monster Cookies at Home

These Vegan Monster cookies are my take on a old-school recipe that I always loved as a kid! They're sweet while being both soft and crunchy and I know you're going to love them!

  • Serves 24 cookies
  • Prep 15 minutes
  • Cook 10 minutes
  • Total 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup vegan butter (softened)
  • ¼ cup sugar (I like organic cane sugar)
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup natural peanut butter (it needs to be the drippy kind)
  • 1 flax egg: 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons of water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup short cooking oats
  • ½ cup dairy free chocolate chips (A regular here dark chocolate in these)
  • ¾ cup chocolate candy (check to be sure it’s vegan*)

Method

  1. 1

    Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    In the bowl of a standmixer (or in a large bowl with an electric whisk) cream together the butter and sugars. This will take about a minute.

  3. 3

    Mix in the peanut butter, flax egg, and vanilla and mix until only combined. With the mixer running, slowly add in the flour and baking soda. Mix until the flour is ONLY incorporated.

  4. 4

    Add in the oats, chocolate chips, and chocolate candy and mix on low until simply mixed together.

  5. 5

    Chill for 20 minutes. The dough will be quite crumbly but will hold together when rolled and patted together.

  6. 6

    Once done chilling, take heaping tablespoons of the dough and roll/ pat it into 1/2 inch thick disks. The cookies will not separate AT ALL so you want to mold them into the size that you want them to end up as (see video for clarification). Place on prepared baking sheet(s).

  7. 7

    Bake for 9-12 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies only begin to turn a light brown. Let cool for 12 minutes and ENJOY!

Cook notes

If you can’t find vegan m&ms, feel free to use additional chocolate chips. I used THESE vegan gems Recipe adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction

Per serving

  • Calories183 kcal
  • Carbohydrates19 g
  • Protein3 g
  • Fat11 g
  • Saturated Fat4 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat4 g
  • Trans Fat0.02 g
  • Cholesterol0.2 mg
  • Sodium57 mg
  • Potassium105 mg
  • Fiber2 g
  • Sugar11 g
  • Vitamin A182 IU
  • Calcium18 mg
  • Iron1 mg