Cadbury Egg Cookie Bars (Printable)

Soft, chewy bars bursting with chunks of Cadbury mini eggs and vibrant pastel M&Ms.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
05 - 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
06 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs, at room temperature
08 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

→ Mix-Ins

09 - 1 cup Cadbury mini eggs, chopped
10 - 1 cup pastel M&Ms

# How To Make:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, allowing overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and well combined.
04 - Add eggs and vanilla extract to the wet mixture, whisking until fully incorporated.
05 - Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture using a spatula, mixing just until combined. Avoid overmixing.
06 - Gently fold chopped Cadbury mini eggs and half of the pastel M&Ms into the dough.
07 - Spread dough evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining M&Ms and additional mini egg pieces over top for decoration.
08 - Bake for 23 to 26 minutes, until edges are golden and center is just set. Avoid overbaking to maintain soft texture.
09 - Remove from oven and cool completely in pan before lifting out and cutting into bars.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They're ridiculously easy to make but taste like you spent way more effort than you actually did.
  • The combination of chewy cookie and crispy candy shell creates this texture contrast that keeps you reaching for more.
  • Spring desserts don't have to be fussy—these prove that simple, colorful, and delicious can live in the same pan.
02 -
  • Underbaking is not a mistake here—those soft centers with melted chocolate are the whole point, so pull them out when the edges look done even if the middle seems timid.
  • Room-temperature eggs actually make a difference because they incorporate smoothly into the butter-sugar mixture without creating weird lumps or streaks.
03 -
  • If your kitchen is warm, chill the dough in the bowl for ten minutes before spreading it into the pan—it makes for less spreading in the oven and thicker bars.
  • Don't skip lining the pan with parchment paper; it's the difference between lifting out perfect bars and picking crumbs off the corners.
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