Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of firmly packed golden brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups of all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of Christmas M&M’s , plus more for topping
• 1 cup of mini chocolate chips, plus more for topping
• 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil, leave some overhang to make removal easier.
3. Spray foil generously with nonstick cooking spray.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until fluffy.
5. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue to beat.
6. Lower speed of mixer and add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
7. Add M&M’s and mini chocolate chips and give a final stir, reserving some M&M’s, mini chocolate chips and white chocolate chips for topping cookie bars.
8. Transfer cookie dough to prepared baking dish.
9. Press additional M&M’S, mini chocolate chips and white chocolate chips into top of cookie dough.
10. Bake 35 to 40 minutes on oven rack in lower third of oven to prevent over browning.
11. Let cool completely and cut.

This recipe is truly amazing for the holidays. In total it took about 30 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes to bake. It came out delicious and was loved by many. What makes this recipe great is that the ingredients are simple, and you don’t have to have very much culinary expertise. Also this dessert is very flexible as you can add as many chocolate chips or M&M’s as you want due to your personal preference, and it won’t change the outcome or baking time. I would definitely recommend this dessert for your holiday dinner because of the simplicity of the recipe and fast prep and baking time.