Red, White and Blue M&M’S are one of my favorite M&M’S! I just love the patriotic mix and I think they are perfect for my favorite M&M’S Cookie Bars. Bake these up for the 4th of July or Memorial Day, they are perfect for feeding a crowd and so much easier than traditional cookies. Depending on how you cut them, they can make 18 bars all the way up to 36 bars.
Mix up the cookie dough.
Then transfer to a 9×13 glass baking dish. I like to add a generous amount of M&M’S and mini chocolate chips to the top before baking for a really festive cookie bar!
Bake and let cool before slicing.
- 2 sticks of butter at room temperature
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 cup of firmly packed golden brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of Red White & Blue M&M'S, plus more for topping
- 1 cup of mini chocolate chips plus more for topping
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil, leave some overhang to make removal easier.
- Spray foil generously with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue to beat.
- Lower speed of mixer and add flour, baking soda and salt, and mix until combined.
- Add M&M's and mini chocolate chips and give a final stir, reserving some M&M's and mini chocolate chips for topping cookie bars.
- Transfer cookie dough to prepared baking dish.
- Press additional M&M'S and mini chocolate chips into top of cookie dough.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes on oven rack in lower third of oven to prevent over browning.
- Let cool completely and cut.
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Do you think I could I make these ahead of time and freeze them?
I made a double batch of this for a family dinner and everyone loved it! Thanks for the great post!
I made these and they were a hit! So much easier than cookies and made a TON! Thanks so much!
Making for our weekend at the lake!
So festive and delicious! These bars are always a hit!
So festive – I want to eat them all!
These look completely addicting!
Perfect timing! I was looking for an easy treat for a family get-together this weekend!!
What a fun and festive dessert! We make these just for fun, too!
Do you think I could use parchment paper insteAd and use a jelly roll pan to make a bigger batch?
I don’t think a jelly roll pan would be tall enough. I have tested it out with parchment paper, but the dough is thick and hard to spread on parchment paper.