Cookie Dough Bars
Cookie dough bars made from a slightly baked flour cookie-dough base mixed with sweetened condensed milk, studded with miniature chocolate chips and M&M's, topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate and more M&M's.
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoonssalted butter softened
- 3/4 cupbrown sugar
- 1/2 tspvanilla extract
- 2 cupall-purpose flour baked at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes (please see notes about baking the flour before using it in the recipe)
- 14 ozcan sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cupminature chocolate chips
- 1 cupminature M&M’s
- cooking spray
- 1 cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbspsalted butter
- 3/4 cupminature M&M’s
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread the 2 cups all-purpose flour in an even layer on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove the flour from the oven and let it cool completely before using.
- Line an 8 x 8-inch baking dish (straight sides) with parchment paper so the paper hangs over two opposite sides for easy removal. Spray the parchment with cooking spray and set the prepared pan aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add 10 tablespoons salted butter (softened) and 3/4 cup brown sugar. Beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1–2 minutes.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture and beat an additional minute until incorporated.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the cooled baked flour and 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk alternately (a portion of flour, then a portion of condensed milk), mixing until combined and a soft, slightly sticky dough forms. Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Using a spatula, fold 1 cup miniature chocolate chips and 1 cup miniature M&M’s into the dough until evenly distributed.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared 8 x 8 pan and spread it into an even layer, pressing gently to smooth the top.
- Place the pan in the freezer for 30 minutes while you make the chocolate topping.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons salted butter. Microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir, then continue microwaving in 15–30 second increments, stirring between bursts, until the chocolate and butter are fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Remove the cookie dough bars from the freezer and pour the melted chocolate evenly over the top.
- Immediately sprinkle 3/4 cup miniature M&M’s over the melted chocolate and gently press them into the chocolate so they adhere.
- Refrigerate the bars for 2 to 3 hours, or until the chocolate topping is set and the bars are firm. Use the parchment overhang to lift the bars from the pan, cut into squares, and serve.
Equipment
- 8 x 8-inch baking dish
- Parchment Paper
- Baking Sheet
- Mixing Bowl
- Hand Mixer
- Spatula
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- freezer
- Refrigerator
Notes
Notes
It’s very important to cook the flour before mixing it into the recipe. Flour should not be eaten raw, so spread it out on a large baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 5 minutes to kill any bacteria.
You can use refrigerated cookie dough to make these if you prefer, but make sure to look for the “Safe to Eat Raw” labels. Pillsbury has refrigerated cookie dough that you can eat raw because the flour is cooked and the eggs are pasteurized. If you are using dry cookie dough mixtures, be sure to cook the flour for at least 5 minutes before mixing in the wet ingredients. Remove any chocolate chips though so they don’t melt when cooking the flour.
Turn this recipe into a holiday treat by adding green and red M&M’s for Christmas. If you can find red, white, and blue M&M’s, serve this up for 4th of July. Even pastel M&M’s would be a perfect Easter treat!
It’s very important to cook the flour before mixing it into the recipe. Flour should not be eaten raw, so spread it out on a large baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 5 minutes to kill any bacteria.
You can use refrigerated cookie dough to make these if you prefer, but make sure to look for the “Safe to Eat Raw” labels. Pillsbury has refrigerated cookie dough that you can eat raw because the flour is cooked and the eggs are pasteurized. If you are using dry cookie dough mixtures, be sure to cook the flour for at least 5 minutes before mixing in the wet ingredients. Remove any chocolate chips though so they don’t melt when cooking the flour.
Turn this recipe into a holiday treat by adding green and red M&M’s for Christmas. If you can find red, white, and blue M&M’s, serve this up for 4th of July. Even pastel M&M’s would be a perfect Easter treat!