Easter M&M's Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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Easter M&M's Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These bars are soft, chewy, and delicious, just like the classic chewy chocolate chip cookies, but made easier by baking in a single pan! Then topped with colorful pastel M&M's arranged in a fun flower design, making them the perfect festive treat for spring.

Course Baking, Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Servings bars

Calories 503kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Equipment

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup salted butter, melted unsalted is fine too
¾ cup light brown sugar loosely packed
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg room temperature
1 large egg yolk room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
1 cup pastel M&M’s (for the flower design, mix and match colors)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch pan with butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Scoop the dough into your greased 13x9-inch pan, pressing it evenly to cover the entire pan. Use a butter knife to gently score the dough into 12 squares. For each square, press M&M candies in the center to create a flower design.
Bake the cookie bars for 25-27 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Baking times may vary depending on your oven. Let cool. Then cut along the scored lines to create 12 perfect squares.

Notes

Press M&M's firmly but gently into the dough to keep them in place during baking.

Feel free to customize the flower designs with different colors of M&M’s for a fun, personalized touch.

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