M&M Cookie Bars

Soft, chewy M&M Cookie Bars have a nutty shortbread crust with a sweet cream cheese filling topped with crumble topping and M&M’s.

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Keyword cream cheese cookie bars, m&m cookie bars, sugar cookie bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings Bars

Calories 255kcal

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a 9-inch baking pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; coat the foil with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Stir in pecans.
Set aside 1/2 cup of crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Using an electric hand or stand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together. Add egg, creamer and vanilla; mix well. Pour over warm crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set. Immediately sprinkle with M&M baking bites. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAM CHEESE: Make sure to set out your cream cheese for about an hour before making these bars. You want the cream cheese to be soft, so that you don’t have any clumps in your cheesecake layer.
M&M BAKING BITES: I used M&M baking bites to top these bars but you could top them with your favorite candy or any leftover Halloween candy you might have.