Christmas Cookie Bars
These Christmas cookie bars are soft, chewy, and packed with festive color from M&Ms and sprinkles! They bake up golden on the edges and gooey in the middle — everything you love about Christmas cookies, made easier in bar form. Perfect for holiday parties, bake sales, or gifting, they’re a simple, crowd-pleasing treat that always disappears fast.
Servings: 15
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup Christmas M&Ms
- 1/4 cup Christmas jimmies sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla, then mix again until everything’s smooth and well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir just until the dough comes together — no need to overmix.
- Fold in the M&Ms and sprinkles, then press the dough evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the center looks set.
- Let the cookie bars cool completely in the pan, then lift them out using the parchment and slice into squares.