If your inner child (or actual children) loves all things sweet, colorful, and indulgent, then Cookie Monster Cookies are about to become your favorite treat! These cookies have everything: bold blue color, soft and chewy centers, and cookie chunks baked right inside. It’s a mashup of the best cookies in one bite—perfect for parties, bake sales, or cookie lovers of any age.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- A Cookie-In-Cookie Experience: With Oreo and Chips Ahoy pieces baked inside, every bite of Cookie Monster Cookies is rich with multiple textures and nostalgic flavors.
- Striking Blue Color: The playful, vivid blue hue makes these cookies total showstoppers—kids and grown-ups alike can’t resist their charm!
- Chewy AND Chunky: These cookies offer the best of all worlds: buttery, soft centers, crisp cookie edges, and pockets of gooey white chocolate.
- Perfect Party Treat: Cookie Monster Cookies are ideal for birthdays, bake sales, or just cheering up a weekday—shareable, fun, and unforgettable.
Ingredients You’ll Need
You only need everyday baking staples and a few bold add-ins to create Cookie Monster Cookies. Every ingredient has a purpose, from the rich butter and sugars (for perfect chewiness) to the eye-popping food coloring and mix-ins that make every bite a joyful surprise!
- All-purpose flour: Provides the structure needed for thick, bakery-style cookies.
- Cornstarch: Adds an extra bit of softness and helps keep the cookies tender instead of cakey.
- Baking soda: Ensures the cookies rise and have just the right amount of spread.
- Salt: Balances out the sweetness and enhances every other flavor—never skip it!
- Unsalted butter: Gives rich, classic flavor and the essential chewy texture; room temperature butter creams beautifully with sugar.
- Brown sugar: Packs the cookies with moisture and deep caramel notes.
- Granulated sugar: Adds a little crispness to the edges and helps with spreading.
- Eggs: Bind the dough and add that luscious, melt-in-your-mouth bite.
- Vanilla extract: Rounds out all of the flavors and brings bakery-style aroma.
- Royal blue, electric blue, and violet gel food coloring: These work together for a bold, true Cookie Monster blue—gel is best for vibrancy.
- White chocolate chips: Sweet, creamy, and gooey when warm—an absolute favorite in these cookies.
- Chopped Chips Ahoy cookies: Layers of extra cookie flavor and a satisfying crunch in every doughy bite.
- Chopped Oreos: Adds chocolatey fun and classic cookies-and-cream appeal.
Variations
One of the reasons I adore Cookie Monster Cookies is just how easy they are to customize! Whether you want to change up the mix-ins, tweak the dough for food allergies, or play with the color, this dough happily adapts to your favorite treats and dietary needs.
- Gluten-Free Twist: Swap in your favorite 1:1 gluten-free flour blend to make these treats safe for all cookie lovers.
- Dairy-Free Adaptation: Use vegan butter and dairy-free white chocolate chips for a delicious, allergy-friendly batch.
- Mix-In Magic: Try swapping Oreos or Chips Ahoy for mini chocolate chip cookies, M&Ms, or sprinkles for a whole new personality.
- Make It Monstrous: Amp up the blue hue with extra gel food coloring or add big candy eyes for playful birthday party fun!
How to Make Cookie Monster Cookies
Step 1: Prep Oven and Pans
Begin by preheating your oven to 350ºF and lining a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. This helps your Cookie Monster Cookies bake evenly and slide right off without sticking!
Step 2: Mix the Dry Ingredients
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Combining these dry ingredients first ensures even distribution, giving your cookies the perfect soft texture and consistent rise.
Step 3: Cream Butter and Sugars
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the room-temperature butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer for about 2 minutes. You’ll see it turn pale and fluffy—this step is the secret to chewy edges and that irresistible bakery-style crumb.
Step 4: Add Eggs and Vanilla
Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing for another 30 seconds. The eggs bring everything together and infuse richness, while the vanilla turns your kitchen into a heavenly-smelling cookie haven.
Step 5: Add the Coloring and Combine
Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet mixture on low speed. Just before the dough comes together, squeeze in generous amounts of royal blue, electric blue, and a touch of violet gel food coloring. Mix until you’ve got a deep, vivid blue that Cookie Monster would adore! The dough will be thick—that’s exactly how you want it.
Step 6: Fold in the Mix-Ins
Reserve half of each mix-in (white chocolate chips, Chips Ahoy pieces, and Oreos), then gently fold the other half into the blue dough by hand. Each scoop will be packed with melty chocolate and crunchy cookie bits!
Step 7: Shape and Decorate the Dough Balls
Using a cookie scoop or your hands, portion out dough balls about two tablespoons each. Roll them into smooth rounds, then press a few of the reserved mix-ins on the outside so each baked cookie is loaded with mouthwatering pockets of chocolate and cookie pieces.
Step 8: Bake and Cool
Arrange about 8 cookies per baking sheet for even cooking, and bake for 10-12 minutes. Pull the Cookie Monster Cookies out before the edges brown so they stay extra-soft. Let them cool for 15 minutes on the sheet for the ultimate chewy texture (if you can wait that long!).
Pro Tips for Making Cookie Monster Cookies
- Achieving the Perfect Blue: Always use gel food coloring—not liquid—to get that deep Cookie Monster hue without thinning the dough.
- Chilled Dough Scoops: If your kitchen runs warm or you want extra-thick cookies, chill the shaped dough balls for 30 minutes before baking.
- Mix-In Distribution: Save some Oreo and Chips Ahoy pieces to press onto the cookie dough balls right before baking. This ensures you get those glorious mix-ins on top of every cookie!
- Soft Cookie Secret: Remove the cookies from the oven while the edges are just set and the centers look slightly underbaked—they’ll firm up as they cool for ultimate gooeyness.
How to Serve Cookie Monster Cookies
Garnishes
For maximum fun, garnish your freshly baked Cookie Monster Cookies with extra white chocolate chips, crushed Oreos, or even candy eyes for a whimsical touch. A drizzle of melted white chocolate across the tops will give them a bake-shop finish everyone will talk about!
Side Dishes
These cookies are absolutely perfect with a cold glass of milk (it really brings out your inner Cookie Monster!). They also shine alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or paired with hot cocoa for the ultimate cookies-and-cream experience.
Creative Ways to Present
Cookie Monster Cookies look incredible stacked on a cake stand at parties, wrapped in bright cellophane for bake sale gifts, or served as an edible “bouquet” with lollipop sticks for birthday centerpieces. If you’re feeling crafty, cut out blue tissue paper “fur” for cookie platters—kids love it!
Make Ahead and Storage
Storing Leftovers
Store any leftover Cookie Monster Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. They stay chewy and fresh, but good luck keeping them around that long!
Freezing
You can freeze both the baked cookies and the unbaked dough! For dough, freeze the shaped balls on a tray, then transfer to a bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Baked cookies freeze beautifully in layers with parchment between for easy snack time whenever you crave Cookie Monster Cookies.
Reheating
For that fresh-from-the-oven taste, pop a cookie in the microwave for 8-10 seconds. If reheating from frozen, a low 275ºF oven for 8-10 minutes brings back the gooey deliciousness perfectly.
FAQs
-
Can I make these Cookie Monster Cookies without artificial coloring?
Absolutely! While the bold blue is part of their classic look, you can use natural food colorings made from spirulina, butterfly pea powder, or other plant-based blue dyes. While the blue might be less vivid, the taste will be just as magical.
-
Why do my cookies come out too brown or hard on the edges?
It’s important to take Cookie Monster Cookies out of the oven while the edges are just set and centers are still a bit soft. Every oven is different, so check them at the 10 minute mark and avoid overbaking for that perfect softness.
-
Can I use other cookies or candies instead of the Chips Ahoy and Oreos?
Absolutely—this dough is wonderfully flexible! Try mini chocolate chip cookies, fudge stripe cookies, or even colorful M&Ms. Get creative with your favorite treats and let your Cookie Monster Cookies reflect your style.
-
Do I need to chill the dough before baking?
Chilling isn’t required for this recipe, but if your dough gets too warm or you love an extra-thick cookie, a short chill (about 30 minutes) can help prevent spreading and boost chewy texture.
Final Thoughts
Whether you want to wow a crowd, delight your kids, or satisfy your own sweet tooth, Cookie Monster Cookies bring pure joy (and a bit of nostalgia!) to every bite. I hope you bake up a batch and experience just how fun and irresistible these colorful treats can be. You truly don’t need an excuse—just treat yourself!
Print
Cookie Monster Cookie Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Baking
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Cookie Monster Cookies are a fun and colorful treat that will delight both kids and adults alike. Packed with white chocolate chips, Chips Ahoy cookies, and Oreos, these cookies are bursting with flavor and a vibrant blue hue that is sure to impress.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 3 cups (360g) all purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups (267g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Additional Mix-Ins:
- Royal blue, electric blue, and violet gel food coloring
- 2/3 cup (113g) white chocolate chips, divided
- 2/3 cup chopped Chips Ahoy cookies
- 2/3 cup chopped Oreos
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350º F and line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a larger mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract, beat until combined.
- Add Food Coloring: Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, adding the gel food coloring until the dough is a deep blue color.
- Incorporate Mix-Ins: Mix in white chocolate chips, chopped Chips Ahoy cookies, and chopped Oreos by hand.
- Form Cookie Dough Balls: Use a cookie scoop to form 2 tablespoon-sized dough balls, roll into balls and press remaining mix-ins on the outside.
- Bake: Place cookie dough balls on a lined sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 15 minutes before removing.
Notes
- You can customize the cookie mix-ins to suit your preferences.
- Ensure the butter and eggs are at room temperature for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
