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Halloween M&M Cookie Bars

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By: Britni Vigil
10/17/2021Updated: 1/26/2022
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These Halloween M&M cookie bars make a deliciously festive treat with the addition of Halloween M&Ms and Halloween sprinkles mixed into a delicious traditional cookie base. They’re the perfect addition to any Halloween party table!

Stack of Halloween sugar cookie M&M bars

The countdown is on! Just over two weeks until Halloween, and I’m finally sharing the last of my Halloween recipes for the year! Still lots of pumpkin and fall flavors to come but this is the end of the Halloween goodies.

And I may have saved the best for last – I’ll let you choose!

These yummy Halloween M&Ms cookie bars combine a typical cookie base with M&Ms, Oreos, and lots of Halloween sprinkles for not only a delicious but also a super festive treat!

If you like Oreos or cookies and cream flavor, you’re going to love these bars! And if you don’t, maybe try these cookie dough Oreo brownies instead!

They’re also a super easy recipe to share, which means they’re a great Halloween party food or would even be good wrapped up and added to a cute Halloween boo bucket!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Super easy – just dump all the ingredients together, put in a baking dish, and bake! There’s no finesse or delicacy needed in this recipe, making it a great one to make with kids!
  • Festive look – these not only have candies and cookies mixed into the dough, but they’re topped with all sorts of festive treats as well, making them perfect for serving at a Halloween get together!
  • Cookies and cream flavor – the Oreos give these cookie bars a cookies and cream flavor that is just delicious (assuming you like Oreos anyway). If you want a regular sugar cookie bar recipe, I’ll be sharing one of those soon too!

Ingredients

ingredients for Halloween M&M cookie bars

Ingredient Notes

  • M&Ms – this recipe uses the Halloween Cookies and Cream M&Ms but it would be fine with traditional M&Ms as well, just try to find the Halloween colored ones!
  • Oreos – I used regular Oreos in this recipe but Double Stuffed would work fine as well. You want your Oreos to be chopped into bite-sized chunks. One cup of the Oreos will go into the cookie dough and the rest will be added on top of the M&M cookie bars.
  • Sprinkles – any kind of Halloween sprinkles can be used, I just used what I had on hand!

How to Make M&M Cookie Bars

One of the reasons I love making bars is just how easy they are to make – it’s literally just mix, dump, bake, and cut!

Okay fine, there’s a bit more to it but just a bit.

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and lining a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper. Lining it with parchment paper not only helps the bars not stick to the pan (since they’re not touching the pan), it also allows you to pull the bars out once they’re cooled to get perfect cuts!

While the oven preheats, whisk your dry ingredients – flour, salt, and baking soda – together in a bowl then set that bowl aside until later.

glass bowl with flour and salt

In the bowl for a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until well combined.

metal bowl with creamed butter and sugar

Once they’re combined, add the eggs and vanilla then beat well, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula if necessary to make sure everything gets combined together.

metal bowl with M&M cookie bar dough

Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined; don’t over mix.

metal bowl with M&M cookie bar dough

Finish the dough by folding in one cup of the M&Ms and one of the chopped Oreos. Don’t mix these with a beater or you’ll end up changing the texture, color, and taste of the bars! Folding is key here.

metal bowl with M&M cookie bar dough

Spread the cookie dough batter evenly into the prepared pan and top evenly with the remaining M&Ms, Oreo pieces, and sprinkles.

baking dish with M&M cookie bars ready to be baked

Bake in the oven for 24 to 27 minutes or until the edges are just golden. I start checking the bars around 20 minutes because my oven runs fairly hot and you don’t want to over bake them so the edges get burnt.

baked Halloween M&M cookie bars in a pan

Let the M&M cookie bars cool in the pan until completely cooled then use the edges of the parchment paper to pull the cookie bars out and place them on a solid surface to cut into squares.

cut M&M cookie bars with Halloween sprinkles

I recommend cutting with a plastic knife and using it to saw through the cookie bars. You can also use a regular knife, just make sure to use a sawing motion rather than just trying to pull through the cookie bars.

Serve in squares once cooled! You can serve these plain or I personally think they’d be really yummy served with a little cookies and cream ice cream – might as well keep the Oreo theme going right?

stack of Halloween M&M cookie bars on a white plate

Expert Tips

Make sure to bake these in a 9×13 baking pan. They’re too thick to cook in a smaller pan and won’t bake properly without being able to spread out and expand.

Store leftover bars (if there are any) in an airtight container for up to three days.

Recipe FAQs

Can you freeze M&M cookie bars?

I do not recommend freezing these Halloween M&M cookie bars because of the amount of candy, cookies, and sprinkles in the bars. They just don’t thaw as well as say these M&M cookies.

How many bars does this make?

The recipe is written to make 24 small bars because they’re thick and filling. You can also cut them into larger squares or smaller squares depending on how many people you need to serve.

stack of three Halloween M&M cookie bars

More Halloween Treats

If you like these Halloween M&M cookie bars, you’ll love these other easy Halloween treats!

  • Oreo dirt cake – an updated version of a vintage classic – a layered cake topped with dirt and worms!
  • Witch hat cookies – the easiest Halloween treat ever but also the cutest!
  • Ghost brownies – what happens when you combine a box brownie with a homemade ghost? These treats!
  • Halloween dessert board – an easy witch themed dessert board with step by step instructions to cast your spell perfectly!
  • Halloween rice krispie treats – boxed rice krispie treats become a decadent treat when combined with a little ghoulish frosting and sprinkles!
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Halloween M&M Cookie Bars

These Halloween M&M cookie bars make a deliciously festive treat with the addition of Halloween M&Ms and Halloween sprinkles mixed into a delicious traditional cookie base.
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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 27 minutes
Total: 1 hour 37 minutes
Serves24 bars

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup Cookies & Cream M&Ms
  • 1 1/2 cups Oreos chopped and divided
  • Halloween sprinkles

Instructions

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and lining a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Whisk dry ingredients – flour, salt, and baking soda – together in a bowl then set that bowl aside.
    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt
  • In the bowl for a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until well combined.
    3/4 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • Add the eggs and vanilla then beat well, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula if necessary.
    2 large eggs, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined; don’t over mix.
  • Finish the dough by folding in one cup of the M&Ms and one of the chopped Oreos.
    1 1/4 cup Cookies & Cream M&Ms, 1 1/2 cups Oreos
  • Spread the cookie dough batter evenly into the prepared pan and top evenly with the remaining M&Ms, Oreo pieces, and sprinkles.
    Halloween sprinkles

Tips & Notes:

Make sure to bake these in a 9×13 baking pan. They’re too thick to cook in a smaller pan and won’t bake properly without being able to spread out and expand.
Store leftover bars (if there are any) in an airtight container for up to three days.
Ingredient Notes:
  • M&Ms – this recipe uses the Halloween Cookies and Cream M&Ms but it would be fine with traditional M&Ms as well, just try to find the Halloween colored ones!
  • Oreos – I used regular Oreos in this recipe but Double Stuffed would work fine as well. You want your Oreos to be chopped into bite-sized chunks. One cup of the Oreos will go into the cookie dough and the rest will be added on top of the M&M cookie bars.
  • Sprinkles – any kind of Halloween sprinkles can be used, I just used what I had on hand!

Nutrition Info

Calories: 250kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 181mg, Potassium: 47mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 222IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 24mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

Author: Britni Vigil
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
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