These soft, thick Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are made in one bowl and are loaded with peanut butter and peanut butter M&Ms!
*Recipe and post from 03/22/13. Images updated 03/10/18.
As you know, cookie bars are a favorite around here. I realized, however, that I only have a couple of recipes on the blog, which is hardly proof of my love for cookie bars! I don’t know why I don’t make them more often.
They are super easy and take hardly any time to bake. This makes them a perfect last minute dessert to make for when guests arrive unexpectedly or when you remember at the last minute that you volunteered to bring dessert to a gathering!
Cookie bars are also so versatile, making it easy to throw in whatever you have in your pantry to complete them.
And in our house that usually means some sort of peanut butter cookie bars since peanut butter is always in our pantry!
This variation of a peanut butter base filled with peanut butter M&M’s is one of our favorite cookie bars (Yes, because they are loaded with peanut butter!).
They are even better around spring, because the peanut butter M&M’s become peanut butter M&M eggs giving you even more peanut butter. I don’t know why they don’t just make them that big year round, they are so much better that way!
So, if you love thick, soft peanut butter cookies loaded with even more peanut butter, you have to give these a try!
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Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Bars
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 234Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 201mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 2gSugar: 14gProtein: 5g
Jen @ Savory Simple says
I would attack these! How delicious.
Abby says
how did I miss these pb eggs?! I have to go find some asap. Just so darn cute.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I LOVE cookie bars Jessica! SO easy and YUM, especially with those eggs!
Meghan {For the Love of Dessert} says
Double dose of peanut butter! I like it. Those eggs are so cute! I need to get myself to a supermarket asap. I’ve been shopping in Whole Foods bc it’s more convenient for me and I’m missing all the Easter candy fun.
tanya says
Cookie bars are a favorite around here too! Love this peanut butter version for Easter!
Anna @ Hidden Ponies says
We love cookie bars, and I love this fresh spring version!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
cookie bars are so much easier to make than cookies – and yours look wonderful. peanut butter M&Ms + peanut butter cookie bar base. how can you go wrong?!
Michelle says
These look delicious!
Tracey says
Peanut butter M&M’s are my favorite, I can never keep my hand out of the bag! I’ve never baked with them though, such a great idea!
Cassie says
These are perfection! I love peanut butter M&M’s!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
So pretty and easter-ific!!! I love the peanut m&m’s in these!
a farmer in the dell says
cheers to all the peanut butter going on here!
Deborah says
I love cookie bars and I love m&ms – I love these!
Pamela says
Oh these look yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Holly @ Life as a Lofthouse says
Your pictures are always gorgeous! And these bars look awesome. YUM!
RavieNomNoms says
These are just perfect for Easter. I love peanut butter…make them into a bar and put M&Ms in it? I am in heaven 🙂
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
oh yum! i love cookie bars so much. they would have been better than my flops of cookies from last night. love the pb eggs but i should definitely bake with them- a bag would be too dangerous 🙂
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
Peanut m & m’s are so hard to resist. These look like fabulous cookie bars!
Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies says
What a fun and easy Easter treat! Love this!
Liz says
These sound great Jessica! Peanut butter with more peanut butter sounds good to me! 🙂
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
I love these! Perfect for my crazy peanut butter cravings!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry says
Bring on the peanut butter! These bars look scrumptious,
Jen says
These look so yummy and love the m&m eggs. I’m in the UK so I’m not sure I can get the eggs but will certainly have a look for them. We have something similar called mini eggs but they’re chocolate filled rather than peanut butter. They might still work though 🙂
Jocelyn@ BruCrew Life says
I need more peanut butter in my life!! These look like they would do the trick 🙂
Suzanne says
I happen to have a bag of these Easter M&M’s so I’m thinking I need some of these ASAP 🙂
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Oh my gosh, Jess. These cookie bars look SO delish! Maybe it’s because I’m on a diet (hahahahahaha good joke, Hayley!) but I have been craving something brown sugary, sweet, salty, and chewy just like this. I may have to break my diet pact and go all out with these guys — they look sinful!
Claire Gallam says
Could these be any more perfect?