Patriotic M&M Party Cookie Bars Recipe
These Patriotic M&M Party Cookie Bars only need you and your mouth. That’s a celebration in itself! You won’t be able to wait to bite into these thick and chewy cookie bars loaded with fun, festive red, white and blue peanut butter M&M’s & milk chocolate chips!
Servings: 9 Servings
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Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips plus more for tops if desired
- ½ cup M&M’s plus more for tops if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper or foil. Leave an overhang for easy removal. Then spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl, cream room-temperature butter and sugars together. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix together until combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and stir mixture just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and M&M’s.
- Scoop dough into pan and spread out using a spoon or spatula.
- Add extra chocolate chips and M&M's on top if desired.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes and the center isn't jiggly, making sure not to overbake bars.
- Allow to cool completely, then remove from pan and cut into bars.
Notes
- Can also bake recipe in 9x9, reduce baking time to 22-28 minutes.
- Double recipe for 9x13 pan size for larger crowds.