Chewy M&M Cookie Bars
What do you make when it’s freezing, windy and rainy outside and you have two sick little boys on your hands? You make m&m cookie bars that’s what! I mean seriously, wouldn’t these just cheer you right up?
I use to LOVE it when my mom or grandmother made cookie bars growing up. Cookies are cool and all but there is just something about the cookie BAR. Thick, chewy, and chocked full of chocolate chips or whatever you choose to add in them.
I will go on record and say these are the BEST m&m cookie bars EVERRR!!! I’ve had plenty of cookie bars in my day and these lovelies bake up thick, chewy and soft in all the right places. They are full of m&m’s which makes me so happy!
I don’t know too many kids that wouldn’t love to come home from school to a plate of these babies and a tall glass of milk waiting on them.
Isaac said these m&m cookie bars were the “best things he’s ever tasted in his whole life” lol So I’m thinking I’ll be making these more often now. It’s really just a good blondie recipe with m&m’s added in. It has a delicious buttery taste that is pretty darn addictive. I’m not even going to tell you how many I had.
Watch me make these chewy m&m cookie bars from start to finish!
Get the Recipe: Chewy M&M Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 12 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups M&M's, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Line a 9 x13 baking pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar.
- Stir in large egg and egg yolk until combined.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients, stirring just until flour is incorporated. Don't over stir.
- Add in 1 cup of m&m's.
- Press dough into an even layer in prepared pan.
- Press remaining m&m's lightly on the top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let cool completely
- Cut into squares.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe adapted from cooksillustrated.com
I don’t think this recipe is right. I followed it exactly and it was extremely dry and crumbly. I think 2.25 cups of flour is too much, maybe it should be 1.25 cups.
No, you just over mixed it or maybe you overcooked it. I tried this many times before and it was PERFECT. Plus I’m just 11 😛
I made this yesterday, yummeh! I will bake more of these for snacks’ supply.. Thank you for the recipes, Monique. I have been searching for chewy cookies recipe for the past 10 years.
This look amazing… My hubby loves M&M’s and loves cookies.. will be making this for Christmas this yr..
I made this for Christmas last year and will be making it again along with my peanut butter cookies#
I made these bars and were not hard to make and were very good.
My kids just ate them up.
I made these for a potluck . . . my daughter’s teacher ate 4 of them! They are seriously yummy. I can’t wait to make them again.