Holiday M&M Cookie Bars

These chewy cookie bars are packed with chocolate chips and when you decorate them with your choice of colored M&M's, they make the perfect addition to your holiday party table. Use the classic bag of M&Ms for a dessert any time of year (or to celebrate birthdays!), or use the limited edition seasonal M&Ms to color coordinate with Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas. The possibilities are endless!

You can cut them in generous portions or into smaller, bite-sized pieces to share. If you love the idea of chocolate chip cookies, but you don't have the time to scoop individual cookies and bake batches of them 10 minutes at a time, then making a BIG chocolate chip cookie in a 9 X 13 pan will be perfect for you. The kids are going to love these yummy cookie bars (and you will too)!

Holiday M&M Cookie Bars

2 sticks of butter at room temperature

1 cup of granulated sugar

1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract

3 cups of all purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon of baking soda

3/4 teaspoon of salt

1 1/2 cups of M&M's

1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil, leaving some overhang to make removal easier.
3. Spray foil generously with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until fluffy.
5. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue to beat.
6. Lower speed of mixer and add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined.
7. Add 1 cup of M&M's and 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips and stir with a spoon until incorporated.
8. Transfer cookie dough to prepared baking dish.
9. Evenly press 1/2 cup of M&M's into top of cookie dough.
10. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
11. Let cool completely. Use foil overhang to remove from pan and cut into squares for serving.

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