These cookies are a perfect dessert for 4th of July. First butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar are mixed with eggs and vanilla. Then flour, baking soda and salt are added. Next chocolate chips and red, white & blue M&M’s are folded into the batter. The batter is spread into a baking dish and baked. After cooling the bars are removed from the pan and drizzled with red and blue candy melts for decoration.
Course
Dessert
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Servings24people
Ingredients
2sticks butterat room temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupfirmly packed brown sugar
3large eggs
1 ½tspvanilla
3cupsAP flour
¾tspbaking soda
¾tspsalt
1 ½cupsred white & blue M&M’splus more for topping
1cupmini chocolate chipsplus more for topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil, leave some overhang to remove easily. Spray generously with cooking spray.
In a bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until fluffy.
Add in eggs and vanilla and continue to beat.
Lower speed and add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
Fold in M&M’s and chocolate chips.
Transfer cookie dough to prepared dish.
Press additional M&M’s and mini chocolate chips into top of dough.