M&M Sugar Cookie Bars

Name: M&M Sugar Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup salted butter, softened; 4 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 cups M&Ms or M&M baking pieces, divided

May 24, 2019 by Amy

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These M&M Sugar Cookie Bars are the perfect treat! They combine all the soft chewy goodness of sugar cookies and everyone’s favorite candy, M&Ms! Great to take to party or summer picnic! So easy!

Ingredients Needed For M&M Sugar Cookie Bars

salted butter
cream cheese
granulated sugar
large egg
vanilla extract
baking powder
baking soda
all-purpose flour
M&Ms or M&M baking pieces

Kitchen Tools Used In This Recipe

hand mixer

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casserole dish

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measuring spoons

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How To Make M&M Sugar Cookie Bars

Bars are one of my favorite things to make, whether it’s cookie bars or brownies. They are so easy, one bowl, one pan, bake and done!

Let’s get started! Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 13 x 9 casserole dish or baking dish with cooking spray, set aside. In a large bowl, mix the softened butter, softened cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth.

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until completely incorporated. Then mix in the baking powder, baking soda and all-purpose flour. Lastly, stir in by hand one cup of the M&Ms with a wooden spoon or spatula.

Spread the mixture into the lightly greased 13 x 9 casserole dish. The mixture will be thick you may need to use a butter knife to spread. Then top with the remaining 1/4 cup of M&Ms.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, checking with a toothpick at 20 minutes for doneness. If the toothpick isn’t clean, continue baking for 1-2 minutes at a time until done. Let cool for about 15 minutes before cutting.

Hope you enjoy!