Christmas Cookie Bars come together with a simple cookie dough, a layer of Christmas Oreos and lots of red and green M&M candies.
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Christmas is time for a festive but quick dessert, which is why these cookie bars are perfect.
Why These Bars Have My Seal of Approval
- These are easy. If you don't want to whip up the base dough from scratch, you can use a mix or try refrigerated cookie dough.
- No mixer needed.
- The red and green accents make them look festive as fluff.
- Christmas Cookie Bars, with a switch of the themed Oreos and M&M candies, could easily be turned into Halloween Cookie Bars, Easter Cookie Bars or Valentine Cookie Bars.
How to Make Holiday Cookie Bars
What You'll Need
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Baking powder
- Unsalted Buutter
- All purpose flour
- Holiday Oreo sandwich cookies
- Chocolate chips (your choice: semisweet, milk or dark)
- Vanilla Extract
- Holiday M&M candies
Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe
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Recipe
Christmas Cookie Bars
Christmas Cookie Bars are loaded with festive mix-ins: a buttery cookie base, a full layer of Christmas Oreos, and plenty of red and green M&M’s. They’re quick to throw together, bake in one pan and slice beautifully for holiday trays.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup crushed Christmas Oreos (plus 9 whole Oreos for layering)
- ¼ cup Christmas M&M’s
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Mix until fully combined.
Add the flour and mix until just combined and no white streaks remain. Do not overmix.
Fold in the chocolate chips, M&M’s, and crushed Oreos, reserving some for garnish.
Press about ⅓ of the cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Arrange the 9 whole Oreos in a single layer on top of the dough.
Spread the remaining cookie dough over the Oreos and press gently to cover.
Sprinkle the reserved crushed Oreos and M&M’s over the top.
Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the bars in the pan for 10–15 minutes before slicing.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 9 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 754Total Fat 36gSaturated Fat 20gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 101mgSodium 259mgCarbohydrates 105gFiber 4gSugar 50gProtein 9g
Nutrition information is an estimate as I am not a registered dietician.
Step by Step Photos for Making Bar Cookies
Storage and Make Ahead Instructions
Make bars and freeze them after baking. They will last in the freezer for up to three months as long as you wrap them twice, first in plastic or wax paper then tucked into a freezer safe container.
Store at room temperature for 3–4 days in an airtight container.
You can freeze cookies, brownies and lemon bars just to name a few.
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