- Butter- You will need to use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Light brown sugar- use store-bought or make our easy Homemade Brown Sugar Recipe.
- Sugar- Every great dessert or treat has sugar in the recipe.
- Egg- Room temperature is best.
- Vanilla extract- Use pure vanilla for the best flavoring.
- Baking soda & Baking powder
- Salt
- Flour- Use all-purpose flour.
- M&M’s- You will need to use red and green Christmas M&M’s.
- Christmas sprinkles- They should be red, green, and white. Jimmies work well.
- Chocolate chips– We use semi-sweet chocolate chips. However, feel free to use mini chocolate chips, milk chocolate or even dark chocolate chips.
How To Make Christmas Cookie Bars
- Set your oven to 375 degrees and use parchment paper to line a 9×9 inch baking dish.
- Mix the butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla into a standing mixer and cream together until combined.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly combine the dry ingredients with the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
- Fold some of the M&M’s and sprinkles into the batter.
- Press the dough to the prepared baking dish.
- Add the rest of the M&M’s and sprinkles on top of the bars and place in the oven to bake.
Additional Mix-in Ideas
These Christmas bars are perfect the way they are but sometimes you may want to switch things up or may prefer other mix-ins.
- Nuts- Chopped pecans or peanuts would work well in these bars.
- Chips- Use other types of chips like peanut butter, butterscotch chips or white chocolate chips.
- Oreos- crushed Oreos would be a great mix-in.
How To Store Christmas Cookie Bars
These Christmas Cookie Bars can be left out at room temperature for up to week. Be sure to seal in an airtight container to keep them from getting too hard. These bars also do well in the freezer and will keep for up to 2 months.
