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Valentine’s M&M Cookie Bars

Jan 19, 2020 · 11 Comments

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Thick and chewy Valentine’s M&M Cookie Bars are perfect to share or not. Made with mini chocolate chips and colorful M&M candies, these are sure to brighten someone’s Valentine’s Day.

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It won’t be long before Valentine’s Day will be here and these M&M Cookie Bars are just the thing to make someone special!  Homemade chocolate chip cookie bars filled with pretty M&Ms just for the occasion.  

Making cookies in bar form takes just a little time and is even easy for kids to help make.  Sometimes when I make cookies, the batter comes together quick enough but then you are baking a few pans of cookies before you are done.  Cookie bars are made in one pan and baked longer than individual cookies.  

Valentine's M&M Cookie bar squares on wooden board
Perfect treat for the entire family.

Once baked, you can cut the cookie bars into any size squares you want. I mean if you want two huge squares, I won’t judge.  Ha! This Valentine’s treat is perfect for the kids to take to the classroom to share.  They even look pretty on your dessert tables.

Cookie bar recipes are so easy to make that you’ll be dreaming up any special occasion to bake them.

Ingredients

  • all purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • unsalted butter
  • granulated sugar
  • light brown sugar
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • Valentine’s colored M&M candies
  • mini chocolate chips
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Use different colors of M&M candies for any special occasion.

How to Make M&M Cookie Bars

Step 1

Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray generously with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars until creamy.

Step 4

Add the eggs, one at a time, and blend after each one. Then add the vanilla and blend together.

Step 5

Gradually add the flour mixture and blend well together.

Step 6

By hand, stir in the M&M candies and chocolate chips. Spread cookie dough into the prepared pan evenly.

M&M cookie bar dough ready to bake
Valentine’s M&M cookie bars ready to bake.

Step 7

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until baked through. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Valentine's M&M Cookie Bar baked and cooling in pan
Allow to cool completely will make cutting into squares easier.
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Tips for Making Valentine’s M&M Cookie Bars:

You really can’t mess this recipe up, it’s super easy.  My best tip for this is to use aluminum foil to line your baking pan and to spray it generously with non-stick spray.  Using the foil allows you to remove the baked cookie from the pan and cut it into squares easily.  Plus, you won’t have to wash the baking pan!

You can use regular-sized semi-sweet chocolate chips in place of the mini ones or even white chocolate chips.  Top batter with Valentine’s sprinkles before baking. Bonus tip: use different M&Ms for different holidays.

Be sure to let the cookie cool completely before cutting it into squares. 

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Valentine's M&M Cookie Bar squares - close up
Valentine's M&M Cookie Bar squares - close up

Valentine’s M&M Cookie Bars

Thick and chewy Valentine's M&M Cookie Bars are perfect to share or not. Made with mini chocolate chips and colorful M&M candies, these are sure to brighten someone's Valentine's Day.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie bars, cookies, M&Ms, Valentine’s Day
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 18 -36, depending on cut size

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks of butter)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 bag (11.4 oz) Valentine's colored M&M candies
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray generously with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars until creamy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time and blend after each one.
  • Add the vanilla and blend together.
  • Gradually add the flour mixture and blend well together.
  • By hand, stir in the M&M candies and chocolate chips.
  • Spread cookie dough into prepared pan evenly. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until baked through. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.
Valentine's M&M Cookie bar squares on wooden board

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  1. Wendy Klik says

    January 19, 2020 at 7:56 AM

    M&M’s and chocolate chips?!! Be still my heart…..get it….Valentine’s Day….Heart….Oh, never mind. I’m going to go make your dessert now.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 19, 2020 at 9:52 AM

      Right! I already want to bake up another batch!

      Reply
  2. Hezzi-D says

    January 19, 2020 at 11:22 AM

    M&M Cookie Bars are perfect for ANY holiday in my book!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 19, 2020 at 1:20 PM

      Exactly!

      Reply
  3. Karen says

    January 19, 2020 at 12:26 PM

    I need to hit the Valentine’s section of the grocery store before these M&Ms are gone! I love making cookie bars. So easy peasy. These are adorable.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 19, 2020 at 1:19 PM

      I bought a few extra bags to use to make these a few more times!

      Reply
  4. Audrey says

    January 19, 2020 at 8:06 PM

    These would be great to take to the teachers at school. I love bar cookies for that reason. And heaven’s knows they could use a little sugar to power through those Valentine’s parties.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 20, 2020 at 8:01 AM

      It’s that extra sugar that gets them through the day lol

      Reply
  5. Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng says

    January 26, 2020 at 12:30 AM

    Chocolate chips AND M&Ms! I love how you think!

    Reply
  6. Marcelle Bolton says

    January 14, 2023 at 12:40 PM

    These look like a fantastic treat to me, love those little pops of color from the m&m’s!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 15, 2023 at 10:59 AM

      Thanks Marcelle! They definitely are yummy!

      Reply

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