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M&M Christmas Blondie Bars

An easy holiday M&M bar cookie that soft and chewy and packed with chocolate chips and M&M candy pieces.

Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Blondies, Brownies, Christmas Bar Cookies, M&M Brownies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 20 bars
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup Crisco or unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 extra large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 10-ounce bag Nestle Toll House mini chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ cups M&M mini candy pieces, plus extra for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9X13 baking pan with parchment paper. Grease parchment paper and exposed pan sides. Allow the parchment paper to over hang on the sides. Set aside.

  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour and salt. Set aside.

  3. In a stand alone mixer, cream the Crisco (or unsalted butter), light brown sugar, granulated sugar, extra large eggs and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. About 3-5 minutes.

  4. Add dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Scrape down the sides and add the mini chocolate chips and M&M candy bits. Mix just until blended. Don't over mix.

  5. Dump the dough into the prepared baking pan and spread the mixture evenly to the edges.

  6. Bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes until the edges are golden and the center is a little wobbly. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the baking pan for 10 minutes.

  7. Remove from pan and trim the edges. Cut the blondies into 2X2 squares. Yields 15 bars plus trimmed edges for the chef. If you don't trim the edges, recipe yields about 20 bars. Enjoy!