These monster-sized oatmeal cookies are fun to make with kids at Halloween. It’s the perfect family recipe - while bigger kids can help prepare the cookie dough, smaller children can decorate the biscuits with the sweets (working with measuring cups rather than weighing is much easier with small children).
The quantities are very generous so it will be just right if you are hosting a Halloween party. This recipe is also good for kid’s Birthday parties.
The bravest Mums might attempt it with a group of kids and give each child a bag of cookies to take home.
Halloween cookies ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup of margarine
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of smooth peanut butter
- 3 teaspoons of baking powder
- 7 cups of oatmeal
- 3/4 cup of chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup of pecans nuts, chopped
- 3/4 cup of coloured chocolate coated sweets like Smarties
Preparation:
Beat together eggs, margarine, sugars, vanilla and peanut butter in a large bowl until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the baking powder and oats. Mix into peanut butter mixture. Add chocolate chips and pecans and stir well until the mixture is perfectly blended.
Place large spoonfuls of dough at regular intervals on non-stick baking tray. Flatten each cookie into a round shape with the back of a spoon. Press the Smarties on top of the cookies (that was my children’s favourite part of the recipe).
Bake at 180C, 350F for 10-12 minutes or until cooked. Allow cooling for 5 minutes on backing sheet before removing.
This Halloween recipe makes 2 to 3 dozen large cookies – plenty for little (and big) monsters to enjoy!
Halloween Witch’s tip: if the dough seems too moist, add 1/2 to 1 cup all-purpose flour until it reaches the right consistency.
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Stuck for a unique Halloween gift idea? Why not try sending Halloween Balloons (delivered filled with helium to the address of your choice) or some Creepy Chocolate spiders from Big Fat Balloons?