Easy to make festive cookie bars for Christmas parties, neighbor gifts, or a cookie exchange!
Easy M&M Cookie Bars
One of my favorite things about winter in Wisconsin is my ‘outdoor refrigerator,’ which is my deck. I bake a lot more in the winter than summer, so it’s nice to be able to cool things off quickly when I am in mass production for the holidays!
Like when I make a million Rolo Pretzel Turtles to give as Christmas gifts! It just takes a few minutes for the chocolate to harden as the pan sits outside!
I recently made these adorable Reindeer Oreos. As my husband was passing through the kitchen he offered to put them on the deck for me. As he was setting them outside he was talking to the reindeer treats as if they had just landed on the roof telling them not to fly away because they needed to go to school with our son! We got a good laugh out of it.
These Christmas M&M Cookie Bars are the perfect thing to make if you are racing against time!
What You’ll Need:
- 1 cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Christmas M&M’s
How to Make Christmas M&M Cookie Bars
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup softened butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 3/4 cup white sugar. (Keep beating the mixture together until creamy, about 1 minute.)
- Add in 2 eggs and 2 tsp vanilla and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine 3 cups flour and 1 tsp baking soda. Pour into cookie dough mixture and beat until well mixed.
- Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup Christmas M&M’s.
- Spoon into prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips and M&M’s over the top of the cookie dough; lightly press into the dough.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top of the cookie dough is slightly golden brown.
More Christmas Treats:
- Nutty Toffee Crackers
- Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
- Rolo Pretzel Turtles
- Candied Pecans
- Melted Snowman Bark
- Peppermint Pretzel Bites
- 20 No Bake Christmas Treats for Kids
Christmas M&M Cookie Bars
Christmas M&M Cookie Bars, easy to make festive cookie bars for Christmas parties, neighbor gifts, or a cookie exchange!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Christmas M&M's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. (Keep beating the mixture together until creamy, about 1 minute.)
- Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Pour into cookie dough mixture and beat until well mixed.
- Fold in chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Spoon into prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips and M&M's over the top of the cookie dough; lightly press into the dough.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top of the cookie dough is slightly golden brown.
