These Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars are incredibly soft, chewy with a gooey center. Simply mix everything together in one bowl and bake!
If you know me, you know that as much as I love to eat healthy, I also have a huge sweet tooth. Every once in awhile I’ll indulge in a yummy brownie or cookies and ice cream. It’s all about balance right? And what better time to make these festive Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars than for the holiday weekend.
Holidays are always a great excuse to indulge a little and enjoy different foods while spending time with family, at least that’s what I tell myself. These Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars at super soft, chewy and easy to make and if you plan on sharing them with the family for the 4th of July, Labor Day or Memorial Day, they’ll be gone before you know it!
The process for making the Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars are similar to making cookies. Simply mix the wet ingredients, add the dry ingredients and pour into a baking dish and that’s it!
Key Ingredients in the Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars:
- Almond Flour: helps these cookie bars get nice and fluffy while still maintaining a gooey center. Be sure to use blanched almond flour and not almond meal for this recipe.
- Brown Sugar: adds a caramely flavor to the final recipe. You can sub with coconut sugar to make these refined sugar free.
- Egg: This recipe only calls for 1 egg that will make these bars super fluffy.
- Tapioca Flour: helps to absorb a bit of extra moisture and give them a fluffy, spongey texture. Arrowroot or corn starch will work as well.
- M&M’s: peanut butter M&M’s to exact, but feel free to use whichever M&M flavors you prefer.
Helpful Tips and Facts:
- What is the difference between almond flour and almond meal?
Almond flour is typically made with blanched (skinless) almonds into a more fine flour.
Almond meal is usually made with un blanched (skin on) almond into a more coarse flour.
- Can regular white flour or any other flour be used instead of almond flour?
No, there is no guarantee that you will get the same results if you use any other types of flours.
- Can a different sugar be used for this recipe?
Yes, coconut sugar is a great substitute. Keep in mind the overall taste will be a little different.
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Red White and Blue M&M Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter salted or unsalted, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups almond flour
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt if used unsalted butter*
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup M&M's Red, White and Blue M&M’s (or regular M&M's if preferred)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line an 8x8 inch square baking dish with parchment baking paper and set aside.
- Cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric or stand mixer.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt until combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix in on a low speed until a dough forms.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and M&M’s with a rubber spatula.
- Transfer the dough to the lined baking tin and spread evenly across the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is slightly brown and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center.
- Remove from the oven and let cool 10 - 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
- Keep them stored in an air tight container at room temperature for up to a week.
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