Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Averie Sunshine, San Diego, California

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on May 12, 2023

We’re all so busy and pressed for time. I find myself creating recipes that are fast to prepare and deliver fabulous results, proving you don’t have to spend all day in the kitchen. Here’s a favorite of mine that combines chocolate candies and cookies into one wonderful bar. —Averie Sunshine, San Diego, California

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Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars

Yield:9 bars
Prep:15 min
Cook:25 min

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 18 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M's
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides of pan; grease foil.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla until blended. If desired, add baking soda and salt to flour; add flour to brown sugar mixture. Stir in chopped cookies.
  3. Spread into prepared pan; sprinkle with M&M's. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with foil, remove from pan. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.