If you love chocolate chip cookies and M&Ms, these M&M cookie bars are for you!
Thick, ooey, gooey and filled with chocolate deliciousness, these bar cookies are so easy to make.
M&M COOKIE BARS
These M&M cookie bars take the chocolate chip cookie to the next, ooey, gooey level.
Stuffed with chocolate chips and M and M candies, M and M bar cookies are thick, delicious, and an EASY cookie to make.
Want to customize your bar cookies for holidays? Thankfully, M&Ms come in all kinds of colors throughout the year.
Check out how wonderfully thick these cookies bake!
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HOW TO MAKE M&M COOKIE BARS
you will need:
ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
- Preferably unbleached flour. Chemicals used in bleached flour produce a softer, less-dense texture. Unbleached flour is denser and more structured and can hold up your baked goods better.
- That said, both work!
BAKING SODA
- Baking soda helps the cookies rise and prevents the cookies from tasting too "cakey."
SALT
- Never forget your salt in cookies! You will notice. Salt keeps away the bland.
BUTTER
- Because we want to cream the butter with the sugars, be sure not to over-soften or even melt your butter. Butter should be soft enough to blend, but it should still remain cold.
SUGARS
- Here, we use both light brown sugar and granulated sugar. Using more brown sugar than granulated sugar produces a softer, moister cookie.
- You may also substitute dark brown sugar.
- Be sure to pack the brown sugar in your measuring cup.
EGGS
- Ah, eggs. The glue that holds everything together! Be sure to use large eggs.
VANILLA EXTRACT
- Why add vanilla to chocolate cookies? Because vanilla extract enhances ALL the flavors in a cookie.
CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND M&Ms
- I use both chocolate chips and M&Ms because they both taste amazing.
- Combining the two adds just the right ooey gooey-ness.
- Use semi-sweet chocolate chips to balance the sweetness.
TOOLS YOU'LL NEED
STEP ONE: MAKE YOUR COOKIE DOUGH
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with a pat of butter and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together 3 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the flat beater, place 2 sticks of slightly-softened butter. Beat for a few seconds.
- Add 1 cup of packed brown sugar and ¾ cups sugar and blend with the butter very well.
- Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 2 large eggs and blend well.
- Briefly mix in 1 cup each of semi-sweet chocolate chips and M&M candies.
STEP TWO: BAKE YOUR BAR COOKIES
- Transfer the dough to your prepared baking pan and use a spatula to evenly spread the mixture.
- If you like, sprinkle a few more M&M candies on top and gently press into the dough.
- Bake, uncovered, on the middle rack of the oven until the top begins to brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Let cool on a baking rack.
- Cut into 24 bars.
M and M COOKIE BARS RECIPE
M&M cookie bars
Thick, ooey, gooey, delicious M & M cookie bars!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (400 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (6 grams)
- 1 teaspoon salt (6 grams)
- 1 cup butter, slightly softened (226 grams)
- 1 cup brown sugar (213 grams)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar (148.5)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (9 grams)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
- 1 cup M&M candies (8 ounces), plus additional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease a 9 x 13 inch metal baking pan with a pat of softened butter. Set aside.
In a bowl, briefly whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a flat beater, or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream the butter.
Add the sugars and blend well.
Blend in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Gradually blend in the flour mixture.
Briefly stir in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.
Transfer the mixture to the baking pan and spread evenly. If desired, sprinkle additional M&Ms on top and gently press into the dough.
Bake until the top starts to brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool and cut into squares.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 263Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 216mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 3g
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TIPS TO MAKE M&M COOKIE BARS
- Be sure to measure your ingredients accurately.
- Do not over-soften the butter.
- Butter should still be cold to the touch.
- Cream the butter first.
- Then add sugars and cream again.
- Use a 9 x 13 inch metal baking pan, not glass, for best results.
- Sprinkle additional M&M candies on top before baking for a more colorful bar cookie.
- The cookie bars are done when the edges are golden brown.
- To make chocolate chip cookie bars, replace the M&Ms with additional chocolate chips.
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