Right after Valentine's Day, I headed straight to Walgreens to check out their candy sale, where I picked up a bag of Cherry M&Ms at 50% off! I wanted to do something special with these M&Ms, so I decided to switch up a classic recipe...thus this Cherry M&Ms Blondie Bars recipe I am sharing with you today!
I have made blondie bars a few times, and I have found that most recipes call for butterscotch chips or milk chocolate chips. I thought that substituting these Cherry M&Ms would be such a fun change, and these M&Ms Blondie Bars really turned out so cute and delicious!
I set aside a handful of the Cherry M&Ms and chopped them in my food processor so that I could sort of replicate the chocolate chips that would ordinarily be on top of the M&Ms blondie bars.
INGREDIENTS
- One and a half cups of brown sugar firmly packed
- half a cup of melted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Cherry M&Ms + a handful of chopped M&Ms
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 by 9 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine your brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla and beat at medium speed until they are well blended. In a separate bowl, combine your flour, baking powder and salt and whisky to blend them. Add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture and beat at low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in half of the M&Ms but do not beat them, as you want them to remain intact.
- Pour into your greased pan and add the chopped Cherry M&Ms, then the remaining whole Cherry M&Ms and press lightly into the top of the batter so that they do not shake loose when you are cutting them later on.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. I like to test the doneness of my baked goods by inserting a toothpick into the center and see if it comes out clean. It should be moist but without any batter stuck to it.
I know that many people still like to print out recipes and keep them in a recipe binder, or simply have the printed recipe sitting in front of them when it comes time to cook! You can also email this recipe!
M&Ms Blondie Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- One and a half cups of brown sugar firmly packed
- half a cup of melted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Cherry M&Ms + a handful of chopped M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 by 9 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine your brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla and beat at medium speed until they are well blended. In a separate bowl, combine your flour, baking powder and salt and whisky to blend them. Add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture and beat at low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in half of the M&Ms but do not beat them, as you want them to remain intact.
- Pour into your greased pan and add the chopped Cherry M&Ms, then the remaining whole Cherry M&Ms and press lightly into the top of the batter so that they do not shake loose when you are cutting them later on.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. I like to test the doneness of my baked goods by inserting a toothpick into the center and see if it comes out clean. It should be moist but without any batter stuck to it.
It's best to cut the M&Ms blondie bars after they have cooled for about 30 minutes, so that they don't become too crumbly when cutting into them.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
Mmmm those look really good!
HilLesha says
Looks really good!
Mellisa says
These look amazing! I always love adding M&M's to my dessert recipes. 🙂
Lolo says
I repinned these earlier, they look great!
Colleen says
I love blonde browines this looks great!
Elaina- says
Not usually a fan of blondies but all those yummy toppings make me want to try them!
Kathleen says
You are killing me with these recipes lately. This one looks so so good!
courtney says
Oh my gosh yum!! I actually love blondies just as much as the brownies! 😀
Vanessa: the queen of swag ! says
THIS LOOKS SUPER YUMMY!
Stefani says
I have to try these.
Kelly says
Oh, Jenn, I pinned this as my MIL would seriously give me a daughter-in-law of the year award if I made these for her.
Night owl mama says
some how treats always make me feel better
Jennifer The Quirky Momma says
I wanna make those!
Marcie W. says
These look spectacular and absolutely drool worthy!
Tammy says
Those do look fantastic! I love those seasonal flavors of chocolates, there is so much you can do with them in baking!
April Golightly says
This looks amazing.
Sami says
OMGosh these look dangerously good! What a fun recipe for valentine's day! Thanks
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
Visiting from Best Recipes and DIY Projects link party. Oh how I wish we had those kind of M&M's in the UK, these blondies look really good. I would love for you to stop by and share this and other recipes with us over at Sweet and Savoury Sunday. Have a great day!
Michelle says
These are cute! My son loves cherry anything. He picked your blondies to feature at tonight's party. Thank you for linking with See Ya in the Gumbo!