With only four ingredients, this is an easy cookie bar recipe perfect for Valentine’s day.
Switch up the candies to make the cookie bars fit any occasion.
The magic of this recipe is that you need four simple ingredients.
That’s how we roll, my friends.
Surprise visitors? Receive a Valentine you didn’t expect? Last minute date night?
Events like that are why we love to have easy cookie recipes up our digital sleeves.
Make some to surprise a neighbor or send the kids off to give some to their friends.
No reason necessary to whip up a batch of delicious cookie bars.
Make some for your next girls’ night in or a movie night.
Making cookies into bars is a simple way to change them up a bit.
Use different candies for unique flavor combos, as well.
More ideas for Valentine’s day cookies:
Easy Cookie Bar Recipe
Switch up the color of M&Ms to make this cookie bar recipe for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 pouch sugar cookie mix, 6.25 oz, makes 12 cookies sugar cookie mix
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Valentine's Day M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a square 8×8 baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Add cookie mix to a mixing bowl and stir in butter and egg. Mixture may be stiff.
- Stir in half of the candies.
- Spread into prepared pan and press firmly. Pro tip: Put your hand in the inside of a plastic sandwich bag and then spray the bag with nonstick cooking spray. That's how you easily flatten the dough into the pan.
- Sprinkle with remaining candies.
- Bake for 14 minutes or until edges are brown.
- Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into 16 squares.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1 squareAmount Per Serving: Calories: 766Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 462mgCarbohydrates: 99gFiber: 3gSugar: 54gProtein: 8g
Who will you make this easy cookie bar recipe for?
Evelyn Ruiz says
How delicious ! Going to try with my family ! Looks great !
Lesley F says
These would be fun to make with my granddaughter!
Kristina Prewitt says
Yummy! What a sweet valentine’s treat!
shelly peterson says
These look so delicious. I will have to make these for my grandsons.
Maryann D. says
I enjoy M&M’s and I like Valentine’s Day too! These are fun cookies bars to try!
Janet W. says
What a delicious treat! I’d love to make this for my grandsons to enjoy! Very festive, too!
james says
gonna have to try these.
Sarah L says
I like easy recipes like this. Nice to just change up the candies for different occasions.
Carolsue says
These look so cool! I must try them for Valentine’s Day this year.
Elizabeth Resch says
This looks delicious and easy for kids to help with.