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    Home ยป Dessert ยป Bars ยป White Chocolate Cookie Bars

    White Chocolate Cookie Bars

    Published: Jan 23, 2013 ยท Modified: Sep 2, 2021 by Tonia Larson

    This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

    Cookie bars are an easy dessert to make and they are crowd pleasers! When we were invited to a friend’s house last weekend, I wanted to bring a dessert to share but wasn’t sure what to make. I’ve been drooling over the delicious magic crust recipes by Dorothy at Crazy For Crust so I decided to give it a try by making White Chocolate M&M’s Valentine’s Day Cookie Bars!

    white chocolate M&M cookie bars

    The crust in this recipe is a cake mix! Isn’t that easy? I used Valentine M&Ms and White Chocolate Chips for the topping and everyone loved the bars!

    white chocolate M&M cookie bars on tray
    They are soft, crunchy, sweet and gooey! The other ladies wanted the recipe so they could try making them too.

    valentine M&M on bars
    Mix together a cake mix, a stick of softened butter and an egg. Pat it down in a 9×13″ pan. Pour the bag of Valentine M&M’s over the top and sprinkle on the white chocolate chips.

    drizzle with sweetened condensed milk
    Drizzle can of sweetened condensed milk over the top of everything before baking.

    white chocolate M&M cookie bars
    I can’t wait to try another variety of these bars!

    White Chocolate M&M’s Cookie Bars
    by The Gunny Sack

    1 white cake mix
    1 egg
    1 stick softened butter
    1 bag Valentine M&Ms
    1 cup white chocolate chips
    14 oz sweetened condensed milk

    Preheat oven to 350ยฐF. Mix together cake mix, egg and butter. Pat into a foil lined and well greased 9×13″ pan. Pour bag of M&Ms over the cake mix crust. Sprinkle white chocolate chips over the M&Ms. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over everything. Bake at 350ยฐF for 25-30 minutes. Allow bars to cool before cutting.
    Recipe inspired by Butterscotch Pecan Magic Bars

    One of The Gunny Sack’s readers, Mari, asked a couple of great questions and I thought I would add the answers here because others might be wondering the same things. I took the bars out of the oven when the edges started getting golden brown at about 25 minutes in my oven. The sweetened condensed milk got all bubbly and looked a little strange. It basically becomes caramelized. I wondered if I had done something wrong too but they were perfect.

    As far as cutting them, I allowed the bars to cool in the pan for a while. Then, I lifted them out with the foil and let them continue cooling on the counter. I would like to say that we waited until they had cooled completely but who am I kidding…we had to try them! I carefully peel the foil away from the edges (good thing for the greased foil). The edge of the bars stuck to the foil and crumbled a bit but they stayed intact for the most part. Let me know if you have any other questions!

    Love making bars? Here are a few more recipes:
    White Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
    Chocolate Revel Bars
    Oatmeal Crunch Bars

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    About Tonia Larson

    Hi! Iโ€™m Tonia, the owner and recipe creator at The Gunny Sack, where Iโ€™ve shared easy recipes for busy people for 12+ years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home.

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    Comments

    1. Stacey says

      June 7, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      Hi! I have made these twice now, even tho the flavor is awesome, it seems my cake mix crust is rising above the mm’s and chips and it doesn’t look as nice as yours pictured.

      is there something i am doing wrong?

      they only variance i did was used yellow cake mix instead of white.

      Reply
    2. Erin @ Making Memories says

      January 20, 2014 at 12:47 pm

      I just pulled these out of the oven and I don’t know if I can wait until they cool. They look amazing! Thank you so much!!!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        January 20, 2014 at 12:50 pm

        Fantastic! I’m so happy to hear that!

        Reply
    3. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

      January 15, 2014 at 9:35 pm

      Love these! I really need to get on this cookie bar boat that seems to have sailed without me!

      Reply
    4. Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says

      January 15, 2014 at 9:09 pm

      These bars look so WORTH IT!!

      Reply
    5. Lindsay says

      October 28, 2013 at 10:05 pm

      These look great! I’m actually going to make them this week but use the “Candy Corn” Halloween M&Ms. They are white chocolate but just colored orange, yellow, and white. Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        October 28, 2013 at 10:07 pm

        Ohhh…I love Candy Corn M&M’s! Enjoy!

        Reply
    6. Rvpgirl says

      March 30, 2013 at 4:48 pm

      I made these for Valentine’s Day and loved them, so today I used Easter colored M&M’s and made more! I also tried lining the pan with parchment paper instead of foil. I still sprayed it just to be safe, but they didn’t stick at all and the paper pulled right off in one piece. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        March 30, 2013 at 5:12 pm

        Great idea! I will have to try that next time!

        Reply
    7. mandasara says

      February 16, 2013 at 1:14 am

      Just made these for Valentine’s day and everyone loved them. The recipe was so easy and once they cooled down and hardened a bit they were easy to cut into bars. They are delicious!

      Reply
    8. DD says

      February 11, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      Do you bake the cake first?

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 11, 2013 at 10:11 pm

        Hi DD! Nope you just combine the cake mix, egg and butter and pat it into the bottom of the pan. Then, add the rest of the ingredients to the top and bake! Isn’t that great? That is why others call them magic bars!

        Reply
    9. Mari Graulau says

      February 3, 2013 at 2:31 pm

      I made these this morning for a gathering later this afternoon. Fingers crossed that they turned out good. Hoping I didn’t leave them in the oven too long. What should they look like when they come out? Do you allow them to cool completely in the pan before cutting? Very silly questions but I am a bit of a perfectionist when I bake, just want to make sure I am doing it right. Thanks for the yummy looking recipe!

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 3, 2013 at 3:08 pm

        Thank Mari! Your email address isn’t enabled for replies. I added a response to your great questions to the post in case others are wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking!

        Reply
    10. kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says

      January 31, 2013 at 12:19 am

      These look awesome! I so wish our school allowed homemade goodies for parties…these would be perfect!! Guess I’ll have to make them for ourselves! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 1, 2013 at 2:23 pm

        I know! I understand why they don’t allow it but it really is too bad!

        Reply
    11. Ginger says

      January 30, 2013 at 4:10 am

      Those look so yummy, and I love anything with chocolate in it. Yum! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 1, 2013 at 2:22 pm

        I am with you! Thanks Ginger!

        Reply
    12. Jessica Kielman says

      January 30, 2013 at 2:07 am

      I am so making these with Kate this week!

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 1, 2013 at 2:22 pm

        Kate will be delighted!!

        Reply
    13. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:22 am

      These look so easy and SO delicious! Pinned!

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        February 1, 2013 at 2:21 pm

        Thanks Trish! I love the easy ones!

        Reply
    14. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      January 29, 2013 at 1:11 am

      Tonia these are awesome! I love love love the cake mix crust and those M&Ms are my favorites. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        January 29, 2013 at 5:56 pm

        Thanks Dorothy…I guess you are a bad influence on me ;)! My friend let me know she made these and served them to her guests and they loved them!

        Reply
    15. Ali @ JamHands.net says

      January 28, 2013 at 9:18 pm

      Awww that is adorable ๐Ÿ™‚ Perfect for Valentine’s Day.If you don’t mind I wanted to invite you to come link up at Recipe Sharing Monday and share your favorite recipes. Have a super week. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    16. M.J. Powell says

      January 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      Hi,These look so good. You have a nice blog. We are hosting our first party. We would like to invite you to link up and party with us.Thanks!!The Busy Bee’s,Myrna and Joye.http://thebusybhive.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    17. Cathy Trochelman says

      January 23, 2013 at 11:51 pm

      These look amazing – I love white chocolate – and so easy! Perfect!

      Reply
    18. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

      January 23, 2013 at 11:11 pm

      Tonia these look heavenly! I just pinned them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    19. Vanessa says

      January 23, 2013 at 6:04 pm

      Yum, I love anything with white chocolate in it. I’ve got a major sweet tooth.

      Reply
    20. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

      January 23, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      Yum! These look absolutely delicious!

      Reply
    21. OneSpecialDeeDee says

      January 23, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      could you make this without the M & M’s? or do the M & M’s get softer? this is my concern.so my question is do the m & m’s soften so that its not to crunchy?

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        January 23, 2013 at 2:54 pm

        Hi DeeDee! Yes, you can make it without M&Ms but I would put something else on instead like another kind of baking chips, cookie pieces, chopped up candy bars, pretzel bits or nuts. I’m not sure if the M&Ms soften but the bars were definitely not too crunchy. Even my 18 month old nephew ate one of the bars without any problems. Another option would be to add less M&Ms! I hope you enjoy them as much as we did! ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply
      • OneSpecialDeeDee says

        January 23, 2013 at 9:55 pm

        THANKS.. I wish the baking chip people would add more Holiday colored baking morsels like M & M’s do.Maybe I could use vanilla and chocolate chip chips…..or I just might make it your way and see how they come out.

        Reply
        • Stacey says

          July 4, 2013 at 2:46 pm

          ME TOO!!!!!!

          Reply
    22. Anne @ Domesblissity says

      January 23, 2013 at 1:50 pm

      Oh my Tonia! Why did I have to go and look at this. Amazing. It’s on the list. What’s this? People are stealing your content? How damn rude! Hope that comes to an end.Anne xx

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        January 23, 2013 at 2:47 pm

        Thanks Anne! I should’ve been more specific in my description. Although I’ve found my content on another site in the past it isn’t happening right now as far as I know. The problem is that when the full content is in the RSS Feed, scraper can redirect the entire feed to their own website. This happened to me and it took hours of work to figure it out. In the end, the person owning the other website said it was a mistake and took everything down. Anyway, I just found a tutorial about how to keep this from happening again so I put it to good use!

        Reply
    23. thepaintedapron.com says

      January 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      YUMMMMMMM…making something with Valentine M&Ms is on my to do list for Feb, this looks perfect! I love all the cookie bars with sweetened condensed milk! Thanks!Jenna

      Reply
      • Tonia L says

        January 23, 2013 at 3:20 pm

        Thanks Jenna!

        Reply

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