Gluten Free Monster Mash Cookies

• 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar (or more dark brown)
• 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups gluten-free old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/4 cups Halloween M&M’s (see note below if you’re avoiding cross-contamination risk)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
• GF candy eyes

Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2Beat together butter, brown sugars, and vanilla until combined. Beat in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time.
3. 3Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, then beat in the oats.
4. 4Fold in 1 cup of the M&M’s and the chocolate chips.
5. 5Roll dough into 1/4-cup balls, spaced 3 inches apart on the baking sheet.
6. 6Bake 8 minutes, rotate the pan, bake 2 more minutes. Pull out and press remaining M&M’s and candy eyes into the cookies. Bake 2–3 minutes more.
7. 7Cool on the pan briefly, then enjoy warm — or store airtight up to 4 days.