My friend Tiff and I share an insane love for cookies. She actually despises cake (which I can't understand for the life of me) and requests a large cookie cake for her birthday. Tiff and I may have the same adoration for cookies but her ability to take two bites of a cookie and put it down is something I can't wrap my mind around. I eat two WHOLE cookies before I even think of putting one down! When we go to lunch together, I am always finishing up her cookie leftovers. 🙂 We are a good team!
Several months ago she called me to let me know that she discovered a fabulous cookie at a local bakery. Since she is a cookie connoisseur, I knew that I must investigate. I drove over to the bakery and ordered the Overachiever Cookie. It was a chewy oatmeal cookie with crunchy pretzels, sweet coconut, and M & M's. The cookie had crisp buttery edges but had a melt-in-your-mouth center. I knew that it was time to make a similar version at home.
The Overachiever Cookie made with a sweet oatmeal cookie dough with shredded coconut, salty pretzels and chocolate M & M's.
Here is the keys to making perfect Overachiever Oatmeal M & M Pretzel Cookies:
- Use Cold Butter. Make sure you cut butter into small pieces so it can easily incorporate with the sugars. Cream for at least 4 minutes or until light and fluffy. This ensures that the dough is creamy not grainy.
- A mix of flour and oatmeal makes this a hearty cookie. I use rolled oats in the Overachiever Cookie.
- Pretzels add a salty crunch to these cookies. Break them up with your hands before adding to the mixer. Mix for 1 minute to further break up the pretzels.
- Sweetened Flaked Coconut adds a chewy sweetness to the cookie without being overpowering.
- Choose your favorite M & M's -- plain or mini's. They just put this cookie over the top!
- Bake just until golden brown on the outside. You want crispy outer edges and chewy centers.
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I hope you love this Oatmeal M & M Pretzel Cookie. Happy Baking, my friends!
Kelsey
Awesome recipe for a loaded cookie. Disclaimer: I am smell and taste compromised due to Covid, but my husband gave these 2 thumbs up. And I've frozen some to try when my taste returns 🙂 Secondly, I am THAT person who always makes healthy modifications. So I'll let you know what I did, and found that it did not affect the deliciousness of the cookie. ~used softened butter because that's what I had, used only 1 cup brown sugar, used one flax egg and one regular, used one cup w.w. flour and one cup a.p, used unsweetened coconut, and only 1 cup chocolate chips (definitely will try m&m's next time!) I like smaller cookies so I got 47 and baked them for 9 minutes. Keeper recipe and I'm sure extra decadent as written. Thank you.