These Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars are a combo of sweet snacks and salty snacks for Memorial Day and 4th of July summer desserts!
This Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars Recipe for Memorial Day and the 4th of July was kind of a difficult recipe to name....We really didn't know what to call these! Maybe the word "loaded" is a better option? They are a chewy chocolate cookie bar but the pretzels add crunch and they are the ultimate decadent treat for the 4th of July - or really, anytime!
These crack cookie bars are so rich and delicious!
Why we love these Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars
This is a from scratch cookie bar recipe, which is a little more complicated than the box mixes I have been sharing lately. But please do not worry at all - it is still very, very simple and is really a lot of fun to make!
If you have kids, I suggest getting the kids together to spend an afternoon making this crack cookie bars recipe, as they will get a kick out of helping in the kitchen AND you will be giving them something fun to do while they are running around - presumably saying that they are "bored."
Because let's face it, kids are always complaining that they are bored when school is out!
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Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars Recipe Ingredients
- ¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick, ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- ½ cup red, white and blue M&M candies
- ½ cup pretzel pieces (broken into ¼" pieces)
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips
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Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars Recipe Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a square, 8x8 baking pan with foil. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, add flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix well.
In a separate bowl, melted butter, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add egg and mix.
Fold in flour mixture just until combined.
Add candies, pretzels and chocolate chips and mix until evenly combined.
Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
I did add some extra M&Ms, white chocolate chips and broken pretzel pieces to the top of the batter just before putting into the oven.
Bake for 18-23 minutes until edges are crisp and center is set. Let cool completely before cutting into 16 triangles or squares.
This Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars Recipe for the 4th of July makes 16 bars. It is just perfect for your 4th of July backyard barbecue!
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Red White and Blue Crack Chocolate Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- ¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- ½ cup M&M candies red, white and blue
- ½ cup pretzel pieces broken into ¼" pieces
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a square, 8x8 baking pan with foil. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, add flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, melted butter, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add egg and mix. Fold in flour mixture just until combined. Add candies, pretzels and chocolate chips and mix until evenly combined.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. I did add some extra M&Ms, white chocolate chips and broken pretzel pieces to the top of the batter just before putting into the oven.
- Bake for 18-23 minutes until edges are crisp and center is set. Let cool completely before cutting into 16 triangles or squares.
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