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Easy Easter M&M Cookie Bars

Made with just a few simple ingredients, these Easter Cake Mix Cookie Bars come together quickly and taste delicious. Keep reading for the recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Cookie Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 206 kcal

Equipment

  • Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Morsels Chips for Baking, Toppings - 2 Pk (22 oz)
  • Hershey's Heath Bits 'O' Brickle Baking Pieces - 8 oz - 2 pk
  • Andes Creme de Menthe Chocolate Mint Baking Chips 10oz - 2 Unit Pack
  • REESE'S PIECES Peanut Butter Candy, 48 oz Bulk Bag
  • PAM Non Stick Original Cooking Spray, 6 OZ
  • Cooptop Silicone Spatula Set - Rubber Spatula - 600°F Heat Resistant Baking Spoon & Spatulas (Macaron Blue)
  • Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick 9 x 13-Inch Oblong Cake Pans, Set of 2, Steel Cake Pans
  • M&M's Peanut Chocolate Easter Candy Jar (62 Ounce .), 62 Ounce

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup Easter M&Ms I used peanut, plus more for decorating

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Stir together the cake mix, eggs, butter, water, and vanilla extract.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Top with M&Ms.
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cookie bars comes out clean.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and immediately top with additional M&Ms, if desired. Lightly press the candy into the top of the cookie bars, then allow them to cool completely.
  • When the cookie bars are cool, cut into 15 pieces or smaller if you want more, to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17g
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