Name: Christmas M&M Cookie Bars
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups + 2 tbsp Flour; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Baking Soda; 3/4 cup Butter, Melted; 1 cup Brown Sugar; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 Egg; 1 Egg Yolk; 2 tsp Vanilla; 1 cup Chocolate Chips; 1 cup Christmas M&M's

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!

Prep15 minutes

Cook23 minutes

Total38 minutes

Yield12 servings

Published 20 Nov 2024

Easy to make festive cookie bars for Christmas parties, neighbor gifts, or a cookie exchange!

Best 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 , Crock Pot Christmas Crack , Peppermint Pretzel Bites , and 2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup Cookies to give as Christmas gifts! It just takes a few minutes for the chocolate to harden as the pan sits outside!

These Christmas M&M Cookie Bars are the perfect thing to make if you are racing against time!

What You’ll Need

2 cups + 2 tbsp Flour

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

3/4 cup Butter, Melted

1 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Sugar

1 Egg

1 Egg Yolk

2 tsp Vanilla

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 metal pan with non-stick spray and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together 2 cups + 2 tbsp flour, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp baking soda together.

In a separate medium bowl, beat together 3/4 cup melted butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 cup sugar until well combined. Add in 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and 2 tsp vanilla and mix.

Fold in dry ingredients. When half way combined, add in 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup Christmas M&M’s. Continue to fold until just combined.

Press dough evenly into pan. Bake for 23 minutes.

Right after removing from the oven, press additional chocolate chips and M&M’s gently into the top of the cookie bars.