M&M Magic Cookie Bars

My husband started his first day of Residency a little bit ago.

I made these M&M Magic Cookie Bars to hopefully calm his nerves. He was actually so nervous he couldn’t even eat one.

But don’t worry, once he got home he ate about 5 of them (they were that good.) Hope you love them as much as we do.

We took our Magic Cookie bars and gave them a delicious and fun twist. We are big M&M lovers at our house (okay really just anything that has chocolate, we will devour).

But these were a huge hit. Did I hide the last three from my kids so I could eat them myself? Why yes. Yes I did.

related recipe: if you love these M&M Magic cookie bars, you’ll love our No Bake eclair cake. 

what could i use instead of graham cracker, for the crust?

I am a sucker for a good graham cracker crust. I like my crust thick, and these bars have a good size crust.

However, if you don’t have any graham crackers on hand, or are looking to switch things up, here are a few replacements I recommend:

• Vanilla Wafers
• Vanilla Oreo’s (we recommend removing the frosting, but you could keep it in. They just won’t set up as well).
• Golden Graham Cereal
• Graham Sticks
• Teddy Graham or Cupcake flavored Gold Fish
• Frosted Cheerios
• Biscoff Cookies

Really any sweet vanilla cracker or cookie would work for this recipe.

Add a little peanut butter flavor:

I love chocolate and peanut butter. I you are looking to switch things up, here is what I recommend:

• add 1/3 cup creamy (or chunky) peanut butter to the crust batter.
• add peanut butter chips.
• add Reese’s Pieces instead of M & M’s (or do both. I won’t judge).
• add Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup pieces to the batter.

You could also do a combination of it all. If you don’t like coconut with peanut butter, you could easily replace your coconut with the peanut buttery goods.

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Serves: 16

M&M Magic Cookie Bars Recipe

These M&M Magic Cookie Bars are the perfect sweet treat, to satisfy your sweet tooth. They were so simple, quick, and tasted absolutely amazing.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

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Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1½ cups graham crackers crumbs (about 11 whole graham crackers)
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 1 can
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips divided
• 2 cups M & M's divided
• 1½ cups sweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Unwrap butter and place in 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Place pan with butter in the oven. Melt the butter in the pan while preheating. It will take about 5 minutes.
• Crush graham crackers in a food processor to create graham cracker crumbs
• When butter is melted, remove pan from oven and carefully sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over the melted butter. Press lightly with the back of spoon.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk over the crumb layer.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips, 1 cup of the M&M's over the sweetened condensed milk layer. Sprinkle all of the coconut on top, followed by remaining chocolate chips and M & M's.
• Bake in your oven for 25-30 minutes or until a little brown. Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely.

Notes

I love chocolate and peanut butter. I you are looking to switch things up, here is what I recommend:

• add 1/3 cup creamy (or chunky) peanut butter to the crust batter.
• add peanut butter chips.
• add Reese’s Pieces instead of M & M’s (or do both. I won’t judge).
• add Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup pieces to the batter.

Nutrition

Calories: 333 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 11 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 28 mg · Sodium: 178 mg · Potassium: 137 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 35 g · Vitamin A: 302 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 110 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

• 9x13-inch Baking Pan
• Food Processor
• spoon

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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