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Christmas Cookie Bars

These Christmas cookie bars are made with holiday M&Ms, white cake mix, and white chocolate chips. A fun and festive dessert to add to your holiday baking list! 

Christmas cookie bars

The holiday season means lots of fun desserts, and this recipe is one that you will want to make again and again! 

These Christmas cookie bars are very similar to my cake mix cookie bars, but made with red and green M&M’S in place of chocolate chips. 

Bake these for your family get togethers, or wrap them up as a thoughtful holiday gift.

Looking for more easy holiday desserts? You’ve got to try our Cake Mix Sugar Cookies, Cake Mix Snickerdoodles, Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies, Christmas Crack, Ritz Cracker Toffee, and Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars!

Christmas cookie bars on a plate
  • white cake mix
  • melted butter
  • eggs
  • holiday colored M&M’S
  • white chocolate chips
ingredients needed to make cake mix Christmas cookie bars

Step 1: Add the eggs to a mixing bowl.

eggs in a bowl next to cake mix and melted butter

Step 2: Beat the eggs with a whisk.

beaten eggs in a bowl next to cake mix and melted butter

Step 3: Add the white cake mix and melted butter. Beat well with mixers until the batter is combined. 

adding the cake mix and butter to the eggs

Step 4: Add in 1 cup of the Christmas colored M&M’S and the white chocolate chips, and mix again until combined.

cake mix batter next to white chocolate chips and Christmas M&M's

This is easiest to do with a rubber spatula by hand.

adding Christmas M&M's and white chocolate chips to the cake mix batter
cookie bar batter mixed together

Step 5: Grease a 9 X 13 baking dish with cooking spray, then spread the batter out evenly. 

cookie bar batter spread in a white 9 by 13 baking dish

Step 6: Top the cookie bar batter with additional red and green M&M’S, then bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

topping the batter with more M&M's

Once the Christmas cookie bars are done, remove them from the oven and allow to cool before cutting. 

finished baked Christmas cookie bars in the pan

Slice into pieces and watch them disappear!

Can I use another flavor of cake mix?

Yes! These would be yummy with yellow cake mix, vanilla cake mix, and chocolate cake mix too. Follow the same instructions as you would with the white cake mix.

Christmas cookie bars cut into 12 pieces

Every bite is filled with sweet white chocolate and m & m’s.

Store leftovers (if there are any!) in an airtight container or ziploc bag and enjoy within 2-3 days for best taste. 

These are so good and so very simple to make, you just can’t go wrong!

I like to call them magic cookie bars, because they are so easy but really impressive for parties or gifts. 

If you have never made M&M’S cookie bars, this is your year!

Christmas cookie bars stacked on top of each other

Add another no fuss dessert to your holiday baking list that is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. 

Run to the store and grab yourself some cake mix and M&M’S and let me know what you think!

This recipe will be your go to for a fast and crowd pleasing dessert.

It’s safe to say these are going to be a favorite Christmas dessert for years to come. 

Christmas cookie bars

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holding a cookie bar above the serving dish

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Christmas cookie bars on a white serving dish

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Yield: 12 bars

Christmas Cookie Bars

Christmas cookie bars

These easy and festive Christmas cookie bars are made with white cake mix and holiday M&M'S.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 15 oz box of white cake mix
  • ⅓ cup salted butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups holiday M&M'S, divided
  • ⅓ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl
  2. Add the white cake mix and melted butter and beat to combine
  3. Mix in 1 cup of the M&M'S and the white chocolate chips
  4. Grease a 9 X 13 baking dish with cooking spray and use a rubber spatula to spread the batter out evenly
  5. Sprinkle the top of the batter with the remaining ½ cup of m&m's
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes, until golden brown and the middle is no longer wiggly
  7. Allow to cool before cutting for best results
  8. Store any leftover bars in an airtight container or ziploc bag and enjoy within 2-3 days

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 336Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 188mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 32gProtein: 4g

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Joan

Monday 28th of November 2022

Don't tell Santa we are using a cake mix for these bars. They are moist and full of flavor. I look forward to trying other cake flavors and mixings.

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