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M&M Bars
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M&M Bars

The best M&M bar recipe ever!
Servings 16
Author Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons 6.2 ounces all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening at room temperature
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar slightly rounded
  • 1 large egg plus 2 generous tablespoons lightly beaten egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 slightly rounded tablespoon regular sour cream
  • 1 cup M&Ms or M&Ms and dark chocolate chip mixed to make 1 cup.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil or parchment.
  • Sift or just stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Combine the butter and shortening in a mixing bowl and beat with a handheld mixer until creamy. Scrape sides of the bowl. Add both sugars; beat on low, then on medium speed for about until light and fluffy.
  • In a second bowl, mix together the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. With mixer on low or by hand, gradually add the egg mixture to batter in three parts.
  • Stir in the flour mixture, followed by the M&Ms. Transfer the dough to the pan, patting it in evenly and smoothing the surface. Bake for 22 minutes uncovered (at which point it should brown, but a little jiggly in the center), then lay a sheet of foil loosely over the top and with a sheet of foil and bake for about 4 more minutes or until middle no longer jiggles.
  • Cool for 1 hour at room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator and finish cooling in the refrigerator. Lift from pan, set on a cutting board, cut into 16 squares.

Notes

Coordinate the colors and match them to an event.