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M&M Bar Cookies (4th of July Cookies)

These M&M Bar Cookies are the perfect addition to your 4th of July Desserts. Made with red, white, and blue M&M's they're super patriotic.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 16.5 oz roll of Tollhouse refrigerated sugar cookie dough, room temperature
  • ½ cup red, white, and blue M&Ms candies

Instructions
 

  • Line a 9x13 inch cake pan with parchment paper.
  • Press the cookie dough into an even layer on top of the parchment paper, in the bottom of the cake pan.
  • Top with a little over half of the M&Ms candies.
  • Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 15-17 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven.
  • Add the rest of the M&Ms, as some will have sunk into the cookie dough during baking.
  • Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes, then cut into bars.

Notes

You can cut 4 rows by 6 rows, 4 rows by 5 rows, or 3 rows by 5 rows, depending on how big you want your cookie bars to be.
Keyword 2 ingredient cookies, easy desserts, sugar cookie bars
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