Double Chocolate Cookie Bars
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
 
These Double Chocolate Cookie Bars are easy to make and perfect for your holiday cookie swap!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup mini baking m&ms
Package Materials for Holiday Cookie Exchange
  • Mini Paper Muffin trays
  • Cellophane Bags
  • Clear Tape
  • Decorative Tape
  • Card Stock
  • Scissors
  • Marker
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a small bowl, combine Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, baking cocoa, Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda and salt. Use a whisk to mix the dry ingredients together well. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter, sugars and vanilla together with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Add eggs and beat well.
  5. Add half of the dry mixture and beat just until incorporated. Add the remaining half and beat. Stir in chocolate chips. (Dough will be stiff)
  6. Spread dough into prepared pan. Use your hand, covered with a plastic sandwich bag, sprayed with cooking spray to press the dough easily into the pan.
  7. Top with baking M&Ms and gently press them into the dough.
  8. Bake 22-26 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the sides. Cool completely before cutting into 24 bars.
To Assemble for Holiday Cookie Exchange
  1. Place bars into paper mini muffin trays.
  2. Place trays into a clear cellophane bag and tape end shut with clear tape.
  3. Cut small strips of card stock and write the cookie name on the paper with a marker.
  4. Add the small tag to the top of the package with decorative tape.
Recipe by More With Less Today at https://www.morewithlesstoday.com/double-chocolate-cookie-bar-recipe/