Peanut butter chocolate oat cookies {a.k.a colossal cookies}
“Delight in decadence with our Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Cookies. Each bite is a symphony of rich flavors, a sweet escape into indulgence.
Have you ever looked up the definition for the word, “colossal”?
If you haven’t, it’s hysterical. Colossal simply means “extremely large”. Not ginormous. Not freaking huge. Not even a whoaaaa bessie. Just extremely large. What could be bigger than extremely large? A thirty-story building? A space shuttle? The world’s largest ball of twine? We think even the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk is shrugging his shoulders with confusion.
Anyway, this cookie recipe comes from the Grier family vault of recipes written by Mr. B’s late grandmother, Granny. The woman knew her cookies. Her gingersnaps were absolute sugar perfection. As we were looking through the recipe vault trying to gather ideas of what we wanted to make, we asked Mr. B, do you remember eating these colossal cookies as a kid? Mr. B’s eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. “Oh, YES! We would actually help Granny make these cookies all the time.”
Our heart melted a little. Granny was always good about taking the approach that, if you can read, you can cook. She was wired to love, teach, and get things done. We miss her, especially her humor. Even though we didn’t get a chance to ask why these cookies were named “colossal”, we kind of feel like she looked at the definition and laughed a little too.
Yes, these cookies are extremely large, but they don’t skip on flavor. Did we mention that there’s an obscene amount of oats, chocolate chips, oh and a jar of peanut butter in the batter? We know, have mercy, right? As we were scooping these bad boys onto a baking sheet, we started to giggle. Not only are the cookies crazy big, but there’s an eff ton of batter!
If you need a good laugh over the holidays, make these cookies. They bring out colossal smiles in all of us.
“Indulge in blissful sweetness with our Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Cookies. A reliable finale to satisfy your cookie cravings, leaving you craving for more.”
Prep 15 minutesTotal 30 minutesMakes 10
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 18oz jar chunky peanut butter
- 6 cups oats
- 1 12oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1½ tsp baking soda
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars together. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Add peanut butter. Stir well. Mix in oats. If you need to stir by hand at this point, go for it! Add chocolate chips and baking soda. Keep on stirring.
- Take an ice cream scooper and scoop out batter and place onto baking sheet. Flatten top of dough with fork.
- Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
