Cookie Monster Cookies: A Vibrant Blue Cookie Stuffed with Cookie Pieces

Cookie Monster Cookies

If you have ever wanted to hand someone a cookie that looks like it walked straight off Sesame Street, this is the recipe for you.

These Cookie Monster Cookies are soft, chewy, and unmistakably blue, and they are stuffed with more cookies than any single cookie should reasonably hold.

White chocolate chips, chopped Chips Ahoy, and chopped Oreos go into the dough, and a second handful of those same mix ins gets pressed onto the outside so every cookie looks as playful as it tastes.

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The color took real testing. My first tray came out teal. I had used royal blue and electric blue gel food coloring, which is what most people would reach for, and the cookies were delicious but green around the edges.

A blogger friend told me to add violet gel coloring, and that one change fixed everything. Purple sits opposite yellow on the color wheel, so violet cancels the yellow brown tones from the brown sugar and the egg yolks and lets the blue read as true blue.

The second lesson was about flour. Flat, doughy cookies are the most common complaint I hear about blue cookies, and the cause is almost always too much flour.

Scooping straight from the bag can pack in as much as half a cup extra, which is enough to ruin the texture. Weighing the flour on a kitchen scale is the only method that gives me the same chewy cookie every single time.

If you are baking with kids, let them press the chips and cookie pieces onto the dough balls. That job is messy, fun, and impossible to get wrong.

Making The Perfect Blue Cookie Monster Cookies

Use a generous amount of gel food coloring. A timid squeeze will not do it. To get a deep, true blue you need a good bit of color, and it is much easier to add more than to take it back, so I keep adding until the dough looks slightly darker than the finished cookie I have in mind.

The dough looks almost navy in the bowl and bakes into a bright, saturated blue.

Violet is the secret ingredient. Purple and yellow are opposites on the color wheel, so violet gel coloring neutralizes the yellow brown tones that come from the brown sugar and the egg yolks. Without it, royal blue and electric blue alone bake into a teal green cookie, which is a pretty color but not the one we are after.

Purple cancels yellow. That one color wheel fact is the difference between teal cookies and true Cookie Monster blue.

Stir the color in before the dough is fully mixed. Add the royal blue, electric blue, and violet while the dry ingredients are still coming together on low speed, so the color spreads evenly instead of streaking. A stand mixer makes this easy, and a hand mixer works just fine.

Why You’ll Love These Cookie Monster Cookies

These cookies are genuinely delicious and surprisingly simple to make. The centers stay soft and chewy, the blue makes children gasp, and they work just as well as an after school snack as they do as a dessert at a birthday party.

• Soft and chewy, even on day two
• A bright blue that looks like the real Cookie Monster
• Easy enough for a beginner baker, and fun for kids to help with
• Impossible to miss on a cookie platter

What You’ll Need

Nothing on this list is hard to find, and most of it is probably in your pantry already. The one item worth ordering ahead is the gel food coloring, because you need three specific colors.

A few notes before you shop. Light brown sugar is my preference, though dark brown sugar works too and will simply give you a slightly darker cookie.

Bring the butter and the eggs to room temperature before you start, since they blend into a smoother dough. I use mini Chips Ahoy cookies because they are easier to chop, and the divided white chocolate chips are important.

You stir part of them in and save the rest for pressing onto the outside.

If you are new to gel coloring, the little pots last for ages, so it is worth buying all three colors at once.

Nutrition, per cookie as provided by the source recipe: 263 calories, 36 g carbohydrates, 20 g sugar, 12 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 1 g fiber, 125 mg sodium, and 35 mg cholesterol.

How to Make Cookie Monster Cookies

Set aside about half an hour, and read through the steps once before you start. Here is the order that works for me every time.

1. Preheat and prepare. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
2. Combine the dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugars. In a larger mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until fluffy and pale in color.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat for 30 seconds.
5. Mix in the dry ingredients and the color. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients on low speed. Before you finish mixing the dough, add the royal blue, electric blue, and violet gel food coloring. You will need a good bit of coloring to reach a deep, true blue. Keep mixing until the dough comes together. It will be thick.
6. Fold in the cookies and chips. Add ⅓ cup white chocolate chips, ⅓ cup chopped Chips Ahoy, and ⅓ cup chopped Oreos. Mix by hand until combined.
7. Shape and top the dough balls. Use a cookie scoop to form 2 tablespoon sized dough balls, then roll each one smooth between your hands. Press the remaining white chocolate chips, Chips Ahoy, and Oreos onto the outside of the dough balls. Place about 8 cookies on the prepared sheet at a time. I recommend baking only one sheet at a time for even baking. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
8. Cool on the sheet. Allow the cookies to cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before removing them.

The dough is thick, and that is exactly what you want. Thick dough holds the cookie pieces in place and keeps the centers tender instead of spreading thin.

A cookie scoop is worth the small investment here. Even, 2 tablespoon balls bake at the same rate, so you will not end up with one giant cookie and a tray of small ones.

How to tell when they are done. Pull the cookies out of the oven before the edges start to brown.

You will know they are done when the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft, and that is the secret to a perfect chewy bite. Every oven runs a little differently, so the first tray is your best guide.

Tips for the Best Monster Cookies

Weigh your flour if you can. This is the single biggest change you can make to your cookie baking. If you do not have a scale, fluff the flour with a fork, spoon it into the measuring cup, and level it with a butter knife.

Dipping the measuring cup straight into the bag packs in too much flour, which is how you end up with dry, flat cookies.

No mat, no problem. A lightly greased cookie sheet works fine if you do not have a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.

Gel coloring only. Liquid food coloring will not produce the same blue, and it adds extra liquid that can change the texture of the dough.

Room temperature matters. Cold butter will not cream properly with the sugars, and cold eggs can make the dough look curdled. Set both out about an hour ahead.

Do not skip the cornstarch. It is the quiet helper that keeps the centers tender.

Substitutions & Variations

This recipe is very forgiving, so feel free to make it yours.

Change up the chopped cookies. Store bought Chips Ahoy keeps things fast, but homemade chocolate chip cookies or peanut butter cookies work beautifully, and honestly any cookie you love is probably worth trying.

Swap the chips. Milk chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, or a mix of white and milk chocolate all work in place of the white chocolate chips.

Make them silly. Press candy eyeballs onto the dough balls before baking for extra kid appeal.

Make them indulgent. Wrap each dough ball around a small chunk of chocolate bar before you press the toppings on the outside, and the center turns into a molten surprise.

Storing and Freezing Cookie Monster Cookies

Once the cookies have cooled completely, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or keep them in the refrigerator for about two more days.

Freezing the dough. The dough freezes well for up to 3 months. Thaw it completely before you divide it into balls, press on the extra toppings, and bake.

Write the bake temperature on the freezer bag so future you does not have to look it up.

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Cookie Monster Cookie Recipe

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• Yield: 24 cookies 1x

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Cookie Monster Cookies If you have ever wanted to hand someone a cookie that looks like it walked straight off Sesame Street, this is the recipe for you. These Cookie Monster Cookies are soft, chewy, and unmistakably blue, and they are stuffed with more cookies than any single cookie should reasonably hold.

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Ingredients

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3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
Royal blue gel food coloring
electric blue gel food coloring
violet gel food coloring
⅔ cup white chocolate chips, divided
⅔ cup chopped chips ahoy cookies
⅔ cup chopped oreos

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Instructions

1-Preheat the oven to 350º F: Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
2-In a mixing bowl combine the flour,: In a mixing bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3-In a larger mixing bowl combine the: In a larger mixing bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. You want this mixture to be fluffy and pale in color.
4-Add in the eggs and vanilla extract,: Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds.
5-Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, mixing: Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, mixing on low speed. Before you finish mixing the dough, add in the royal blue, electric blue, and violet gel food coloring. You will need a good bit of food coloring to achieve a deep, true blue color. Continue mixing, the dough will be thick.
6-Add in ⅓ cup white chocolate chips,: Add in ⅓ cup white chocolate chips, ⅓ cup chopped chips ahoy cookies, and ⅓ cup chopped oreos, mix by hand until combined.
7-Use a cookie scoop to form 2: Use a cookie scoop to form 2 tablespoon sized cookie dough balls, roll into a smooth ball between your hands. Press the remaining white chocolate chips, chips ahoy cookies, and oreo cookies on the outside of the dough balls. Place about 8 cookies on a cookie sheet lined with a silicone baking mat at a time. I recommend only baking 1 cookie sheet at a time for even baking. Bake 2 tablespoon sized cookie dough balls for 10-12 minutes. Ideally, you want to pull the cookies out of the oven before the edges start browning.
8-Allow the cookies to cool for 15: Allow the cookies to cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before removing.

• Prep Time: 10 min
• Cook Time: 12 min
• Method: bake

Nutrition

• Calories: 263kcal
• Sugar: 20g
• Sodium: 125mg
• Fat: 12g
• Saturated Fat: 7g
• Carbohydrates: 36g
• Fiber: 1g
• Protein: 3g
• Cholesterol: 35mg

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