Cookie Monster Cookies are adorable googly-eyed treats that will bring a wave of nostalgia to cookie lovers everywhere! These delicious cookies are made by adding all your favorites to a blue cookie to channel your inner Sesame Street.
This recipe is ideal for busy parents who want to whip up something fun, easy, and absolutely irresistible for the family. The cookies are made from a simple cookie dough with blue food coloring and a bunch of mix-in added.
And kids will love to help you create the perfect Cookie Monster face! There’s just something so satisfying about seeing those googly eyes and big blue faces come together.
In this blog post, we’ll dive into the step-by-step instructions for creating these Cookie Monster Cookies right in your own kitchen. We’ll cover everything from the ingredients you’ll need and even some tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way.
Looking for more fun treat ideas? Try Tie Dye Jello cookies, Haystack cookies, or Rice Krispie Christmas trees.
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🍪Ingredient Notes
For exact amounts needed see the recipe card below
For the Blue Cookies
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Butterfly pea powder: This natural food coloring makes the cookies bright blue. If you can’t get your hands on it, don’t fret! Blue gel food coloring or liquid food coloring will do the trick.
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips: Use any chocolate chips, from semi-sweet to white chocolate chips.
For Decorating
These are chopped, added to the dough for an extra crunch, and used as a garnish to mimic Cookie Monster’s cookie crumbs.
- Oreo cookies
- Chips Ahoy cookies
- Candy decorating eyes
🥣How to Make Cookie Monster Cookies
- Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and softened butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer. Mix until it has a creamy texture. Now, add the eggs and vanilla and mix again.
- Now it’s time to turn our cookie dough into Cookie Monster. Gradually mix the wet ingredients with the butterfly pea powder or blue food coloring. Remember, Cookie Monster is a vibrant blue, so don’t be shy with that color!
- Once your dough is the right shade of blue color, slowly mix in the dry ingredients, followed by the chocolate chips. Finally, fold in half of your chopped cookies. Hold onto the rest; we’ll use them later.
- Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out dough balls and place them onto your baking sheet, leaving enough room for each cookie to expand.
- Pop your cookies into a preheated oven and bake at 350° for 8 minutes.
- Once done, gently flatten your cookies and sprinkle the remaining chopped Oreos and chocolate chip cookie pieces on top. Then, add two candy eyes to each cookie to bring the Cookie Monsters to life.
- Let the baked cookies rest on the baking sheets for another 5 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
🍴Serving Ideas to Make Cookie Monster Proud
These adorable Blue Cookie Monster cookies are a hit at any gathering, especially for those Sesame Street-loving kiddos. But don’t limit yourself to just kiddie parties. I’ve served these at my book club, and don’t laugh; they were a hit!
One fun idea is to make them Sesame Street-themed birthday parties. Alongside these sweet treats, you could serve Big Bird yellow cupcakes, Elmo red velvet cake, and Oscar the Grouch green apple tarts. Imagine your guests’ delight when they see this colorful, playful spread!
💭How to Store
I recommend storing these blue monster cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. They will stay fresh for about 3-4 days. The extra cookie decorations will start to soften after a few days.
Try lemon drop cookies for another kid-friendly treat!
⭐Tips
Be sure to check out the step by step instructions
- Keep adding food coloring until you have the perfect cookie monster shade of blue.
- Change up the chocolate chips for different flavors. Use peanut butter chips, dark chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips.
- Use different kinds of store-bought or homemade cookies to decorate the blue dough. Whatever you have on hand will work great. Remember, Cookie Monster eats all types of cookies!
- Use a larger cookie scoop if you want to make jumbo cookies.
📝FAQ
Getting that perfect, round cookie shape can be tricky. Using a cookie scoop or a standard ice cream scoop does wonders. Just scoop, roll it between your hands if necessary, place on your baking sheet, and you have perfectly shaped cookies.
If your cookies come out more like rocks than fluffy clouds of deliciousness, you’ve probably overbaked them. Cookies continue to cook even after they’re out of the oven, so it’s best to take them out when they’re slightly underdone.
Absolutely! If you’re not planning on baking all the cookies at once, you can freeze the dough in airtight containers or zippered bags for up to three months. Remember to label them with the date.
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Cookie Monster Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 teaspoons butterfly pea powder or 3 drops blue food coloring – note: add more or less until the desired color is reached.
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 Oreo cookies chopped, reserve 1/2 for garnish
- 6 chips ahoy cookies chopped, reserve 1/2 for garnish
- 80 candy decorating eyes 2 eyes per cookie
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Dice the Oreos and chocolate chip cookies. Set half of the chopped cookies aside for using as decorations.6 Oreo cookies, 6 chips ahoy cookies
- In one bowl, add salt and baking soda to flour and mix.2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Use an electric mixer to add brown sugar, white sugar, and softened butter and mix until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and combine.1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 eggs, 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gradually add the butterfly pea powder or food coloring until the desired color is reached.5 teaspoons butterfly pea powder
- Slowly mix in the flour mixture.
- Gently mix in the chocolate chips, then fold in half of the chopped cookies.1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 6 Oreo cookies, 6 chips ahoy cookies
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out cookie dough balls. Roll into an even ball and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Leave room around each cookie to expand.
- Cook at 350° for 8 minutes. The cookies will have a soft center still.
- Gently flatten the cookies, sprinkle the remaining chopped cookie pieces on the bottom half of the cookie, then add two candy eyeballs to each cookie. Remember that Cookie Monster’s eyes are a little wonky, so place them accordingly.6 Oreo cookies, 80 candy decorating eyes, 6 chips ahoy cookies
- Let cookies rest for 5 minutes and remove to a cookie rack for further cooling.
Notes
- Keep adding food coloring until you have the perfect cookie monster shade of blue.
- Change up the chocolate chips for different flavors. Use peanut butter chips, dark chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips.
- Use different kinds of store-bought or homemade cookies to decorate the blue dough. Whatever you have on hand will work great.
- Use a larger cookie scoop to make jumbo cookies.
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