Christmas M & M Cookie Bars are soft, flavor packed cookie bars with both chocolate chips AND M &M’s throughout! Perfect for the Holidays!
This past week, my kids school PTO hosted a cookie exchange for all the teachers! Several moms signed up to bring two dozen cookies each, me included. Since my schedule has been so busy lately though, I knew these cookie bars would be perfect! Rather than having to scoop cookie dough individually, I was able to prepare the dough, spread into a pan, and once baked….cut into 24 bars! By adding the Christmas M & M’s, they were quite festive too!
These cookie bars are the perfect addition to goodie trays around the Holidays because its a bar everyone enjoys! It adds a new shape to the tray (square versus circle), and the colors are easily adaptable to any color scheme desired!
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These cookie bars are incredibly soft and fluffy, packed with just the right amount of chocolate chips and M & M’s, and a family favorite!
You can even prepare the batch and freeze for later! My kids enjoy pulling them out from the freezer, popping one into the microwave for about thirty seconds, and enjoying with a glass of cold milk. Tastes like it just came fresh out of the oven!
If you’re looking for a quick and easy cookie idea to add to your trays, serve for company, make for friends/family/teachers, or to simply enjoy for yourself….look no further!
Hope you each have a wonderful Holiday season!!
Enjoy and be sure to let me know what you think in the comment section below if you give these a try!
Christmas M & M Cookie Bars are a festive way to celebrate the Holiday season! Print the recipe below and be sure to give them a try!
Christmas M & M Cookie Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips (I use semisweet but any work)
- 1 cup M & M's, divided (use Christmas colors if going for a festive look)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Set aside to allow to cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Add the brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla extract to the melted butter.
- Once combined, slowly add in the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of M & M's.
- Spread dough evenly into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle remaining M & M's on top of spread dough and lightly press into dough.
- Place pan in preheated oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before slicing and serving!
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