Packed with red and green M&M's, chocolate chips, and sprinkles, these buttery cookie bars make for a fun and festive Christmas dessert.
Ingredients
1cupunsalted butterroom temperature
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
½cupgranulated sugar
2large eggsroom temperature
2teaspoonvanilla extract
3cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
1cupChristmas M&M’s
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
⅓cupChristmas sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer with a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
Fold in about 3/4 of the M&Ms, chocolate chips, and sprinkles.
Press the dough into the prepared baking dish. Top with the remaining M&M’s, chocolate chips, and sprinkles, pressing them down slightly into the top of the dough.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are light brown. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.For longer storage, you can freeze the cooled bars for up to 3 months.