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Red, White and Blue M&M’S Cookie Bars – 4th of July Dessert

June 23, 2021 by Melissa 17 Comments

Red, White and Blue M&M’S Cookie Bars – These easy cookie bars loaded with Red, White and Blue M&M’S and mini chocolate chips are the perfect 4th of July Dessert.

4th of July Dessert - Red White and Blue M&M'S Cookie Bars

Patriotic Red White and Blue 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. More family favorite recipes on number-2-pencil.com. #familyfavorites

Red, White and Blue Cookie Bars

Red, White and Blue M&M’S are one of my favorite M&M’S variations! 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 from 18 to 36 bars.

Red White and Blue M&M'S Cookie Bars

HOW TO MAKE M&M COOKIE BARS

  1. Start by mixing the cookie dough. The dough should be fairly thick, so a stand mixer is best, but you can also use a hand mixer.
  2. Beat together two sticks of room temperature butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar.
  3. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue mixing until well combined.
  4. Add flour, salt, and baking soda and mix just until cookie dough forms.
  5. Finally, stir in chocolate chips and M&M’S.
  6. Transfer cookie dough to a 9×13 cake pan lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. This makes the bars easier to lift out and cut after baking.
  7. Sprinkle dough with additional M&M’s and mini chocolate chips.
  8. Bake 30-35 minutes in a 350 degree oven until bars are golden brown.
  9. Let cool completely and cut.

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If you make these for your 4th of July dessert, I’d love for you to tag me on Instagram at @no2pencilblog 

I’m seriously in love with these M&M’S Cookie Bars! They are so pretty and easy to make, and the very best part is they are perfectly delicious! I use seasonal M&M’S to make these cookie bars for the holidays. The Christmas version is the most popular Christmas Cookie on Pinterest!

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Red, White & Blue M&M'S Cookie Bars
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
34 mins
 

These easy cookie bars loaded with Red, White and Blue M&M'S and mini chocolate chips are the perfect 4th of July Dessert.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 4th of July Dessert, Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Servings: 24
Calories: 180 kcal
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a 9x13 aluminum baking dish with foil, leave some overhang to make removal easier.

  3. Spray foil generously with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until fluffy.
  5. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue to beat.
  6. Lower speed of mixer and add flour, baking soda and salt, and mix until combined.
  7. 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.
  8. Transfer cookie dough to prepared baking dish.
  9. Press additional M&M'S and mini chocolate chips into top of cookie dough.
  10. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.

  11. Let cool completely and cut.
Nutrition Facts
Red, White & Blue M&M'S Cookie Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 180 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 184mg8%
Potassium 107mg3%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 22g24%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 99IU2%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. Patty

    June 26, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Do you think I could I make these ahead of time and freeze them?

    Reply
  2. Xela

    July 2, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    5 stars
    I made a double batch of this for a family dinner and everyone loved it! Thanks for the great post!

    Reply
  3. Shelbi Tinnell

    July 5, 2018 at 7:20 am

    5 stars
    I made these and they were a hit! So much easier than cookies and made a TON! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  4. Dee Ann

    June 12, 2019 at 9:55 am

    Making for our weekend at the lake!

    Reply
  5. Anna

    June 17, 2019 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    So festive and delicious! These bars are always a hit!

    Reply
  6. Erin

    June 17, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    5 stars
    So festive – I want to eat them all!

    Reply
  7. Tanya Schroeder

    June 17, 2019 at 1:31 pm

    5 stars
    These look completely addicting!

    Reply
  8. Cheryl S

    June 17, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect timing! I was looking for an easy treat for a family get-together this weekend!!

    Reply
  9. Kellie Hemmerly

    June 18, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    5 stars
    What a fun and festive dessert! We make these just for fun, too!

    Reply
  10. Gayle

    June 30, 2019 at 4:45 am

    Do you think I could use parchment paper insteAd and use a jelly roll pan to make a bigger batch?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      July 1, 2019 at 10:08 am

      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.

      Reply
  11. barbara Cokes

    May 12, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    5 stars
    These are always a huge hit. My family loves these bars!

    Reply
  12. Lily

    May 12, 2021 at 1:09 pm

    5 stars
    These were so addicting, I served them with ice cream and they were gone within minutes!!

    Reply
  13. Beth

    May 12, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    5 stars
    These were so delicious and very yummy! My family and I loved these! Excited to make these again soon!

    Reply
  14. Rory Tynor

    May 9, 2022 at 3:49 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve made these so many times, all with different festive m & m’s! Great recipe!

    Reply
  15. Betsy

    May 9, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    5 stars
    Super easy and so addictive! I could eat this every day! It will be easy to do so, too, since I can just change out the seasonal M&Ms for other ones! YUM!

    Reply
  16. Jennifer

    May 9, 2022 at 9:29 pm

    5 stars
    The whole fam LOVED these & I can’t wait to make them again for Memorial Day! They are addictingly good!!

    Reply

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