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Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars


So excited to be able to participate in April's #Fill the Cookie Jar!  The theme is "spring", and I chose this recipe from the Taste of Home 100 Family Meals cookbook.   I hit the store, but the shopping gods were not with me.    I wanted the Spring or Peeps Oreos, no luck.   

I looked the other choices over and went with Golden Oreos instead.  The seasonal candy aisle was loaded with M&Ms- dark chocolate, milk, chocolate, white chocolate, minis!  I grabbed a bag of the minis, because I like those best in baked goods.  I knew I'd have to empty all the little bags, but no big deal.

Fast forward to the weekend.  I get out all the ingredients and set about dumping all the little bags into a bowl. Despite the Easter packaging, the M&Ms were regular colored.  Mother Nature had decided to drop an April Fool's joke of plowable snow on us, so the store was out of the question.  I did what any other person under a spring cookie challenge would do- I sat and sorted out the most "spring-like" colors into one bowl, and everything else into another.


The rest of the recipe went without a hitch.  I did decrease the vanilla to 1 teaspoon.  I used the baking soda and salt.   I love recipes that call for melted butter, because I never remember to pull it out to "soften".    Next time I'd double the recipe, 8x8 goes way too fast around here.     Thanks so much to Averie S for sharing her recipe!




Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars


Loaded M&M Oreo Cookie Bars
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ingredients:

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

instructions:

  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, mix flour with baking soda and salt; add to brown sugar mixture. Stir in 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. 

Source: "http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/loaded-m-m-oreo-cookie-bars"

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  1. UnknownApril 6, 2017 at 5:48 AM

    I love the colors. These are perfect for spring!

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    1. JoleneApril 6, 2017 at 7:21 AM

      Thank you! and I've got a great bag of colors leftover to make something for Fall. Who am I kidding, M&Ms will never last til fall around here :)

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  2. Family Around the TableApril 6, 2017 at 7:02 AM

    These would be a hit in my house! So festive for spring.

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    1. JoleneApril 6, 2017 at 7:22 AM

      I definitely need to double it next time! The guys loved them, either alone or dunked in some milk.

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  3. A Day in the Life on the FarmApril 6, 2017 at 8:35 AM

    The things we bloggers do LOL...All of us would have been pulling out the spring colored M&M's with our families looking at us like we were nuts.

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:33 AM

      My family gets most of their exercise rolling their eyes at me :)

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  4. Saundra ContrerasApril 6, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    Oh yum...I gotta make some with oreos soon too...I have extra I bought for just recipes! Mmmm...love the mix-ins.

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:34 AM

      I have to hide my baking ingredients in places like the vegetable bin so that they don't get eaten before I can use them!

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  5. UnknownApril 6, 2017 at 9:54 AM

    Such a great combination of goodies in one sweet and delicious bar. Thanks so much for being a part of the Fill the Cookie Jar group!

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:34 AM

      Thank you so much for hosting! I can't wait til next month :)

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  6. UnknownApril 6, 2017 at 10:51 AM

    My kids would love these cookie bars! I mean who can't resist oreos and M&Ms!

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:35 AM

      Not us, they were gone in 2 days :) I'll definitely double the recipe next time!

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  7. AudreyApril 6, 2017 at 4:24 PM

    Can't go wrong with Oreos and M&Ms, unless they are the wrong color for the season. Ha ha! I probably would have done the same thing instead of going back to the store.

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:37 AM

      The snow at the end of the driveway was a couple feet deep, but I still briefly considered it. The thought of sitting in the nice warm house watching Fixer Upper and sorting sounded much better!

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  8. ErinApril 7, 2017 at 10:02 PM

    I would eat the entire batch. YUM!

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    1. JoleneApril 8, 2017 at 7:38 AM

      I had to draw the line at the kid eating them for breakfast... then after he left for school I had one dunked in a glass of milk #worstmomever LOL

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  9. Sue LauApril 8, 2017 at 10:18 PM

    These would make a great lunch box add in!

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    1. JoleneApril 9, 2017 at 7:06 AM

      I agree! I'll be making another batch this morning for this week's lunches :)

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  10. UnknownApril 18, 2017 at 7:10 AM

    I love this combination... oreos and m&m - I need these now.

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    1. JoleneApril 21, 2017 at 3:08 AM

      I hit the after Easter Candy sale, can't wait to make more of these!

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