The absolute BEST M&M Sugar Cookie Bars recipe! They're soft & sweet & super chewy. Topped with a super easy buttercream frosting & mini M&M's. You can't go wrong with these!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bars, sugar cookie
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 16
Ingredients
Bars
1/2cupbuttersoftened
1cupgranulated sugar
1egg
1egg white
1-1/2tbspsour cream
1tspvanilla extract
2-1/2cupsflour
1/2tspbaking powder
½tsptable salt
Frosting
1/4cupbuttersoftened
2cupsconfectioners sugar
2-3tbspmilk
1/2tspvanilla
pinchtable salt
⅓cupmini m&m’s
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375.
Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment & spray lightly with cooking spray – set aside.
In a mixer bowl with the paddle attachment, cream together butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Mix in egg, egg white, sour cream & vanilla until well combined.
Slowly stir in flour, baking powder, & salt to form a crumbly dough.
Transfer dough to prepared pan & press into an even layer. Using a fork, poke the dough every few inches so it will bake evenly.
Bake17-20 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
Cool completely before frosting
Frosting
Beat together butter, confectioners sugar & milk
Add vanilla & salt & beat until fluffy.
Spread over cooled bars, sprinkle with mini m&m’s & cut into squares.