Lazy Cookie Bars are chewy, sweet and SIMPLE!
Sometimes you just need a simple, candy loaded sweet treat. And since today happens to be the day after the top candy holiday of the year I’d say timing is perfect!
I actually had a sick little guy on Halloween this year which for him was really a life-disaster. No costume, no candy, no running around in the dark with flashlights with his friends…
And I have to say, while I enjoyed the extra snuggle time, one less kid trick or treating meant one less bag of candy to raid. With less reserves those peanut butter cups are carefully tracked.
BUT if you are in a house with an overflowing candy dish I have the recipe for you…
And we’re calling them lazy bars because they couldn’t take less effort.
Yes, I used M&M’s, but you can absolutely use any candy you would like. All you need are 2 cups of [chopped] candies. Obviously don’t chop the M&M’s, though. Only chop if you’re dealing with larger pieces.
In other words, use your brains.
No mixer required here. All I did was mix a box of cake mix, 2 eggs and 1/2 cup melted butter…
Next stir in your candies…
Spread it all in a 9×13…
And bake it up. You don’t even have to bake this for very long…just 15-20 minutes.
Simple bars that are chewy, soft and loaded with candy! WIN!
You can mix and match this recipe all over the place. Chocolate cake mix + peanut butter cups. Spice cake mix + Pumpkin Spice M&M’s.
Use your imagination!
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Lazy Cookie Bars
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups M&M’s (or any chopped candy you prefer)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C
- Line a 9×13 pan with aluminum foil and coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, eggs and butter. Stir until smooth.
- Stir in the M&M’s and spread the batter into the pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden at the edges. The center might seem slightly underdone, this is ok.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
Store at room temperature for up to 5 days
Love M&Ms in cookies. They always remind me of bake sales back when I was in elementary school.
Perfect recipe for my left over sweets, i love this idea.. and easy and simle.. brilliant
Many Thanks
Christopher
You had me at lazy… 😉
These sound wonderful!! I am going to make these with chocolate cake mix and Reeses pices! Oh my!!! Thank you!!
Has anyone tried these with those unwrapped Snickers bits????
That would be perfect! I might chop them in half and freeze the candies before you mix them in so the caramel stays gooey 🙂
I’m sorry your little guy was sick. 🙁 My kiddo has pneumonia, and of course I did not let him go trick or treating in the cold, and he too thought life was over. He’s 10 and his friends came to our door and brought him some candy, 2 big bags of M&M’s and Hershey chocolate bars, which was really cool of them to do.
These cookies are so much fun and versatile. I think I will steal some of his M&M’s and make them. 🙂
Hope everyone is well now in your house!
How sweet of his buddies! My kiddo is 10 too… Halloween is a big deal!
These bars are so cute and so colorful!
These bars look so yummy! Been following your blog for years and I have to say I’m a huge fan! Congratulations on the cookbook and thank you for all of the wonderful recipes/ideas for making treats with my boys. Have a great monday!:)
Thank you so so much!
Growing up my mom would always make a few mnm cookies when she made chocolate chip cookies and those were always my faves so I know I’d love these!!! They looks so incredibly chewy!
Oh I love these bars! I love how the color from the M n Ms have mixed together inside, they look like rainbows! 🙂