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    M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe

    November 28, 2014 by Jenn 39 Comments

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    I love baking Christmas cookies and thought I'd try to come up with a new M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe to share with you all!

    It's the most wonderful time of the year...with lots and lots of Christmas cookies! Heck, even if you don't celebrate Christmas, 'tis the season to stuff your face with party food and sweets, right?

    M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe

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    M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe

    I started with this Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chip pan cookie recipe and added seasonal M&M's Christmas Baking Bits and some of those extra cute Nestle Toll House Holiday Morsels. 

    I substituted Crisco for the butter that the original recipe called for and the result was a sweet, chocolaty, moist cookie bar that is sure to be a hit at your holiday party this year!

    This easy Christmas Cookie Bars recipe is made with Holiday M&M's and Red and Green Nestle Toll House morsels. They're so fun and so festive!

    This Christmas Cookies Bars Recipe is a pretty simple recipe, and I think it will be perfect for making cookie bars throughout the year.

    Just change the chocolate chips for regular ones and you can buy any kind of M&M's - or omit them altogether and just add extra chocolate chips!

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    M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe

    How to Make This M&Ms Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe

    Ingredients needed to make this Christmas Cookies Bars Recipe

    • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup Crisco (or you can use butter)
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar - firmly packed
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 cups chocolate chips
    • 1 cup M&Ms baking bits or Mini M&Ms

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    Directions for making this Christmas Cookies Bars Recipe

    Preheat your oven to 375. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, then cut a piece of parchment paper to fit inside the dish so that the bottom is completely covered. Spray that with nonstick cooking spray too.

    BELIEVE ME - these are necessary steps if you'd like your cookie bars to come out of the baking dish without falling apart and sticking!

    Combine the Crisco, vanilla, eggs and sugars and beat until light and creamy.

    Add the dry ingredients and beat for one minute, or until a thick dough forms.

    Stir in chocolate chips and M&M's by hand - you don't want to crumble them!

    Pour into your baking dish and cook at 375 for 20 minutes.

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    Christmas Cookies Bars Recipe

    Course Dessert
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Servings 12 bars
    Author Jennifer

    Ingredients

    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup Crisco or you can use butter
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 cups Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips
    • 1 cup M&M's baking bits they're basically mini M&M's

    Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 375. Spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, then cut a piece of parchment paper to fit inside the dish so that the bottom is completely covered. Spray that with cooking spray too.
    2. Combine the Crisco, vanilla, eggs and sugars and beat until light and creamy.
    3. Add dry ingredients and beat for one minute, or until a thick dough forms.
    4. Stir in chocolate chips and M&M's.
    5. Pour into your baking dish and cook at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

     

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    Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a 40-something Gen Xer who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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    1. Penelope

      November 28, 2014 at 11:42 am

      Oh my gosh, does that look delicious! Jenn, what are you doing to me, stop making me addicted to your blog!

    2. Heather

      November 28, 2014 at 11:45 am

      These look so good! My family would love to gobble these up!!

    3. Liz Mays

      November 28, 2014 at 2:12 pm

      Those festive colors added to the bars really make them irresistible!

    4. Anne - Mommy Has to Work

      November 28, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      If I made that I would too much of it! It looks so good!

    5. Nicole Dz

      November 28, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy colorful goodness, love the green and red M&M's in this. Awesome sweet treat for the holiday season.

    6. Colleen

      November 28, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      5 stars
      Yum that looks so rich and tasty.

    7. Raijean

      November 29, 2014 at 12:22 am

      Yes, those cookies look amazing. I'm going to try this and see how it comes out.

    8. Jennifer Tilson

      November 29, 2014 at 12:32 am

      Bar cookies are so under appreciated! All the glamour of cookies with less work. And, these are colorful to boot! They wouldn't last in our house.

    9. HilLesha

      November 29, 2014 at 12:47 am

      I normally don't like M&Ms, but that looks so good that I''d eat it without a second thought!

    10. M.Clark

      November 29, 2014 at 1:01 am

      These Christmas Cookies Bars look delicious, I can't wait to try them, I'll make them with M&Ms and without. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    11. Angelica M

      November 29, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Look delicious! Love how the use of different colors to make every occasion special!

    12. Tammy Litke (@threedifferent)

      November 29, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      Definitely a winner recipe to bring along to a social gathering. Kids and adults alike will eat them up fast I bet!

    13. Rust

      November 29, 2014 at 3:36 pm

      Looks like a keeper to me ...perfect for the care packages I will be sending out for Christmas. Thanks!

    14. megan b

      November 29, 2014 at 7:21 pm

      5 stars
      Have you tried the recipe with milk? Or are they chewy already? This recipe sounds delish!

    15. christina p

      November 29, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      These look great! my daughter would love to make this...and eat it too!

    16. Heather in VA

      November 29, 2014 at 8:41 pm

      This looks so yummy! I think it would be good with mint m&m's!

    17. vanessa: thequeenofswag

      November 29, 2014 at 10:58 pm

      5 stars
      Those looks super tasty and so festive. Thanks so much for sharing the great recipe.

    18. Ty

      November 29, 2014 at 11:55 pm

      5 stars
      These look utterly delicious and so festively colorful.

    19. Crystal

      November 30, 2014 at 10:55 am

      I know my kids would adore these. The red & green make them really festive & fun!

    20. Sarah Matos

      November 30, 2014 at 7:59 pm

      My girls would love to make these. We are always looking for new holiday treats to make.

    21. Anne

      November 30, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      As much as I love cookies (and that is a lot!), I don't often make them because all that shaping is just too fussy. I love the idea of cookie bars, which I am always more likely to make, and these look so pretty with the Christmas candies. Thank you for the recipe. I'm adding it to my list for holiday baking.

    22. Tania B

      December 01, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      5 stars
      How festive and yummy! I might just make it this week. Thanks

    23. jane martin

      December 02, 2014 at 7:53 am

      5 stars
      I love making cookies into bars, much easier.

    24. s.w.

      December 02, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Love this idea! I would love to have this after school or work.This would also be great for after brunch.

    25. Kyla @HouseofHipsters.com

      December 03, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      5 stars
      I could so go for one of these bars right now! Yum! We would love to have you share them at our link up party Found & Foraged this Friday at 8PM Central Time (normally it starts on Saturday at 8PM, but this week only it starts on Friday). I hope you can make it over to http://houseofhipsters.com/

    26. Jenn

      December 03, 2014 at 1:45 pm

      Thanks so much, I am going to try to make it! 🙂

    27. sasha payne

      December 03, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      these look great!

    28. Rhonda Martin

      December 06, 2014 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      These would so kill my diet but I could always make it for my friend who is addicted to M&M's lol She would devour these~!

    29. Bren

      December 11, 2014 at 11:49 am

      How long will these store & save to have for events during the Christmas & Holiday Season?

    30. Sarah

      December 23, 2014 at 9:01 pm

      I made these tonight and they turned out awful. All the chocolate chips fell to the bottom. I used butter and it is a greasy mess. I did notice that you say to use a 9x13 pan but you show a 9x9 square pan. I used a 9x13 so maybe that's where I went wrong.

    31. Jenn

      December 24, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Oh no! I am sorry that it didn't turn out for you. I showed a 9x9 square pan in my photo, but that is because I used two pans because I made a bigger batch - I made a lot for gifts. I find that butter is more greasy than Crisco but wow, it shouldn't have been that bad 🙁

    32. Marcie W.

      January 22, 2015 at 5:29 pm

      I would be interested in making these with Valentine's Day M&Ms for all three of my children's classrooms. Such a colorful fun treat.

    33. Katie

      December 23, 2015 at 7:20 am

      5 stars
      Ive made 2 batches of these already for Christmas. They are a hit with all the cookies we give to friends and family. And I cant stop eating them!!

    34. Abby

      December 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm

      1 star
      Sadly, I agree with the other comment about the greasiness. Just got these out of the oven and they are way too mushy and greasy, definitely inedible. I used butter instead of Crisco, so maybe that's where it went wrong. They smell great, but didn't turn out as I hoped 🙁

    35. Linda

      January 04, 2018 at 12:07 am

      I made these at Christmas time and used m&m peanut butter and m&m peppermint chips. They were delicious and a big hit with the family!

    36. KARLA J.

      December 22, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      5 stars
      For the last five years these have been my Grandkids #1 most requested Christmas Cookie recipe. We always use regular plain m&m's instead of the mini's & the bars taste awesome! Last year we shared them with my parents & they too loved them! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
      Merry Christmas!

    37. Jenn

      December 26, 2019 at 12:05 pm

      AW! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this with me, it means so much to me! Merry Christmas!

    38. Jocelyn

      December 19, 2020 at 3:03 pm

      Hello! Are you sure you used a 13’ x 9’ pan? In the photo it looks square to me.
      I’m
      Prepared the recipe according to your directions but it’s quite thin in my 13 x 9?

    39. Jenn

      December 21, 2020 at 7:33 am

      The larger the dish, the thinner they will be! Let me know how they taste! 🙂

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