Description
Indulgent M&M cookie bars blend childhood nostalgia with sweet chocolate happiness in one irresistible dessert. Colorful candy-studded bars deliver chewy comfort that sparks joy for cookie enthusiasts seeking pure deliciousness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (200 g) brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 ½ cups (313 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups M&Ms (plus extra for topping)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (85 g) chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and ready a 9×13-inch baking pan by lining with parchment paper or applying a light grease coating.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: In a spacious mixing bowl, vigorously whisk melted butter with brown and granulated sugars until achieving a silky consistency. Incorporate eggs and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until uniform.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Separately combine flour, baking soda, and salt through a gentle whisking motion. Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring minimally to prevent overmixing.
- Confectionery Incorporation: Delicately fold M&Ms and chocolate chips into the developing dough, ensuring even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Baking & Decorative Finishing: Transfer the dough into the prepared pan, spreading evenly and garnishing the surface with additional M&Ms for visual appeal. Slide the pan into the preheated oven, baking for 25-30 minutes until the edges transform to a golden hue and a inserted toothpick emerges clean.
- Cooling & Serving: Allow the cookie bars to cool completely before slicing into delectable squares, ready to be savored and shared.
Notes
- Use melted butter at room temperature for smoother mixing and better texture in cookie bars.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined to prevent tough, dense bars.
- Reserve some M&Ms to press on top of the batter before baking for a more vibrant, picture-perfect finish.
- Check bars at 25 minutes and remove from oven when edges are golden but center still looks slightly soft to ensure chewy, moist texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg