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Every month, I join 11 other bloggers to bring you 12 delicious recipes with 12 ingredients or less. We tend to stick to a monthly theme, and this month’s theme is Spring Treats! I was so excited for this month’s theme because a) I actually had time to get creative in the kitchen and do some fun baking, and b) I love Springtime! All of the pretty pastels, the PEEPS, and the Cadbury Eggs – what’s not to love? With Easter creeping up on us, and the winter snow hopefully melting, it’s time to embrace all the pretty pastels in the baking aisle with this Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe!

I have always loved brownies, and just recently discovered how easy it is to make blondies. Sure, they might lack the rich chocolaty goodness that we all know and love in brownies, but they are so rich and decadent, and they make it so easy to incorporate other flavors. Unlike with brownies, when you are making a recipe for blondies, you can add just about anything into the blondies dough and the flavor really shines through! The lack of a chocolate base allows other flavors to take front and center. Of course, I still absolutely LOVE brownies, and Angeline and I love to make them quite often, but blondies are a whole different ballgame!

Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe

Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe

Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe Ingredients

• 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Nestle Tollhouse Spring Chocolate Chips
• 3/4 cup M&M’s Spring Mix

Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe Directions

You are going to begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. This recipes makes between 12 and 24 bars, depending on what size you cut them into. I prefer a smaller blondie bar, so that they are a little less of a guilty treat, so my servings are usually 24. When making this Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe for company or to take to a gathering, it is better to cut them into 12 servings.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until they are thoroughly combined. Gradually add in the the flour, then your baking powder and salt, beating lightly until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and M&M’s – do not beat them into the mixture, as you want them to be whole!

Pour your batter into your greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and then put into the refrigerator for about half an hour.

Tip: I always refrigerate my bars and brownies before serving because it makes it so much easier to cut into bars without them crumbling to bits. 

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Easter M&M Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Recipe Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Nestle Tollhouse Spring Chocolate Chips
• 3/4 cup M&M's Spring Mix

Instructions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until they are thoroughly combined.
2. Gradually add in the the flour, then your baking powder and salt, beating lightly until combined.
3. Stir in chocolate chips and M&M's - do not beat them into the mixture, as you want them to be whole!
4. Pour your batter into your greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack and then put into the refrigerator for about half an hour.

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Hungry for more Spring-themed treats? Check out these awesome recipes!

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Springtime Blondie Bars from The Rebel Chick

Edible Flower Bouquet from A Million Moments

Spring Candy Bark from A Night Owl Blog

Spring Snack Mix from Bless This Mess Please

Pink Chocolate Covered Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats from Mom Endeavors

Honey Pistachio Granola from Eat Your Heart Out

Fruit Salsa & Edible Butterfly Cinnamon Chips from See Vanessa Craft

Pineapple Coconut Gooey Cake from Around My Family Table

Strawberry Whip from Plugged In Family

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