Make festive Christmas M&M Cookie Bars with chunks of chocolate and holiday M&M's for a delicious, easy dessert.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Christmas Recipes, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 60-Minutes or Less, Chocolate Chip, Christmas Cookies, Christmas Recipes, Cookie Bars, Cookies, Desserts, Easy, M&Ms, Sheet Pan Cookie, Simple
Servings: 24
Calories: 328kcal
Author: Eva Filer
Equipment
Measuring Spoons and Cups
Stand Mixer and Paddle Attachment
Mixing Bowl
13x18" Sheet Pan
Cooling Rack
Ingredients
500gramsall-purpose flourabout 4 cups
2teaspoonsea salt
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
300gramslight brown sugarabout 1 ½ cup packed
100gramsgranulated sugarabout ½ cup
2sticksunsalted buttermelted
2largeeggsroom temperature
1tablespoonpure vanilla extract
6ozdark chocolate candy meltschopped
12ozChristmas M&Msabout 1 ½ cups
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325F and generously grease a 13x18” sheet pan (you can use parchment paper, but I find it easier to spread without).
In a medium bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, sea salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer add sugars and melted butter, you can mix it together with a spatula, then allow it to sit for a couple minutes to absorb some butter into the sugars.
Add eggs and pure vanilla extract and run on medium speed for about 30 seconds.
Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients by running on low for about 1 minute with the paddle attachment (I like to do this in two steps because it is a lot of dry goods and prevents it from flying up).
Add chocolate chips to the mixer and run again (I also like to do this in 2 steps for more even distribution). Then fold in MMs – leave some for the top.
Transfer dough to the prepared pan and spread evenly using an offset spatula or your hands (I like to use a pastry roller).
Bake for about 12 minutes or until the edges start to become golden and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
Place tray on a wire rack to cool before slicing. I find it easier to slice in the pan, but you can run the chance of scratching your pan; if you want to remove it you can place a wire rack overtop, then flip it, then place a cutting board on top and flip again.