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Soft and Chewy M & M Cookie Bars are easy, quick, and delicious. Kids and adults alike will love them. Perfect for any get-together or a just because treat. Switch out M & M’s to holiday-themed colors for a yummy gift idea. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Perfect Sugar Cookie Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What’s your idea of the absolute best sugar cookie? I don’t know about you, but to me, it has to be soft. None of this crunchy nonsense! It needs to be chewy, and slightly doughy in the middle. Doughy is a prerequisite for any favorite cookie of mine, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve definitely had a wide variety of sugar cookies. Some crunch when you bite into them, and others hardly have any flavor at all. So when I decided to make M & M Sugar Cookie Bars, I knew that they had to be soft, chewy, and just slightly underdone in the middle. Oh, and they HAD to be packed full of the goodies…M & M’s and chocolate chips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only is the dough eat-by-the-spoonful delicious (I know, I know…raw dough is bad), but the finished cookie bars themselves are absolutely addicting. A few may have disappeared as I was cutting them and packing them up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make M & M Cookie Bars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the greatest things about these bars is how quick and easy they are to make. There is no chill time for the dough, unlike most sugar cookies, meaning they can go from a pile of ingredients to ready to devour in less than an hour! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll start by creaming together your butter and sugars. The texture should be fluffy and creamy. The color should lighten ever so slightly as well. You’ll know it is ready when it is no longer ‘grainy’ from the sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, you will mix in the vanilla and egg. Mix until they are just incorporated, usually around 10 seconds is good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add the baking powder and salt, mixing for just a few seconds. Start adding the flour about 1\/2 cup at a time, mixing until just incorporated after each addition. Be careful not to overmix, as this can affect the outcome of your finished baked bars. You’ll no longer have the chewy cookie bars you’re aiming for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put in your M & M’s and chocolate chips, mixing until they are incorporated throughout the dough. This should only take 15-20 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take your dough and dump it into your 9″x13″ baking pan. Start pressing it down, working it towards the edges until it is in an even layer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n