Nothing completes Halloween without making a batch of my Halloween M&M Cookie Bars. Full of Halloween M&M’s and sprinkles!
My kid’s love M&M cookie bars. I’m finally starting to share my holiday recipes for them. This is something I’ve been making for years, yet I’ve never shared on the blog. I’m happy to finally share this recipe for Halloween M&M Cookie Bars. Thick, ooey-gooey and oh-so chewy cookie bars that will have everyone going back for seconds and thirds!
I love a good warm choocolate chip cookie. I love them in the cookie form, but also enjoy making M&M cookie bars and cookie skillets, as well. Whenever I’m asked to bring a dessert I almost always bring a cookie bar. For Halloween (and most holidays) I love adding in a specific color of M&M plus sprinkles! They bake perfectly into the bar and melt into your mouth.
What do you need to make Halloween M&M Cookie Bars?
Here are a few of the kitchen tools and sponsored products I used to make these Halloween M&M Cookie Bars.
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- OXO Measuring Cups & Spoons
- GIR Silicone Spatula
- Pyrex Glass 9×13 Baking Dish
- Pot Holders
- Sweets & Treats Sweet Sprinkles Mix: Monster Mash
- Sweets & Treats Chevron Goodie Bags: Lime Green
- Sweets & Treats Dot Goodie Bags: Purple
- Sweets & Treats Rugby Stripe Goodie Bags: Orange
- Adams Extract Adams Best Vanilla Flavor
- Dixie Crystals Brown & Granulated Sugars
How do you make Halloween M&M Cookie Bars?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the room temperature butter in the KitchenAid Stand Mixer. Then pour in the granulated and brown sugar. Cream on low for 1 minute until incorporated. Then, slowly add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix on medium for 1 minute.
- Turn off the mixer. Add in the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low and then gradually increase speed to medium for 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and add in 1-1/2 cups M&M’s and sprinkles. Mix until just incorporated.
- Spray a 9×13 glass pan with cooking spray. Using a silicone spatula, scrape the cookie dough contents into the glass pan. Smooth out until even. Add the remaining 1/2 cup M&M’s to the top of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden in color. Remove from the oven and let rest for 30 minutes before cutting. Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
If you are looking to bring a sweet treat to a Halloween party or maybe treat friends and family to something sweet you can never go wrong with my easy but delicious recipe for Halloween M&M Cookie Bars.
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- Creepy Eyeball Popcorn Balls from West Via Midwest
- Purple People Eater Cupcakes from Jonesin’ For Taste
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cheeseballs from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes from The Beard and The Baker
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“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”
For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can’t wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!
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Halloween M&M Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 sticks of salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup of Dixie Crystals Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Dixie Crystals Brown Sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons Adams Extract Pure Vanilla
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 2 cups of Orange Green, Purple M&M'S
- 1/4 cup Sweets & Treats Sweet Sprinkles Mix: Monster Mash
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the room temperature butter in the KitchenAid Stand Mixer. Then pour in the granulated and brown sugar. Cream on low for 1 minute until incorporated. Then, slowly add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix on medium for 1 minute.
- Turn off the mixer. Add in the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low and then gradually increase speed to medium for 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and add in 1-1/2 cups M&M's and sprinkles. Mix until just incorporated.
- Spray a 9x13 glass pan with cooking spray. Using a silicone spatula, scrape the cookie dough contents into the glass pan. Smooth out until even. Add the remaining 1/2 cup M&M's to the top of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden in color. Remove from the oven and let rest for 30 minutes before cutting. Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
I love these cookie bars. They look absolutely divine, and I love the festive Halloween colors!
Thank you!
High quality vanilla makes the biggest difference! I love using a well loved treat and adding some holiday fun!
I looovvveeeee cookie bars and these ones look super good!
We love cookie bars! It’s so much easier to bake an entire pan of cookies instead of baking sheet after sheet. YUM!
Yes! My go-to since having kids! Aint no one have time to make individual cookies over here! 😉
Baking one gigantic cookie and cutting it up: Heaven! These are special to the eaters, but easy on me the cook! Excellent Halloween party treat.
Yes–always a fan of easy on the cook!
I love that you like using different colored M&Ms for different holiday baking – I do the same with candy corns! Did you know they make them in Christmas colors, Valentine’s and Easter, too?? I have so much fun coming up with desserts to use them in. And M&Ms are great that way, too – these cookie bars look great!
Yes! I buy the large containers for each holiday! I actually still have some patriotic red, white, and blue M&M’s in my pantry from the summer!
I could devour several of these. They look so moist and delicious. And super fun with the sprinkles.