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I vaguely remember games of Candy Land on the living room floor and Hasbro® Jenga with cousins while camping at the beach. Family time playing games has been happening for a long time in our house. Holidays are full of friendly competitions, lots of laughs and yummy food. All of the women in my family love to cook and bake so there is never a lack of delicious treats. 

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I wanted to bottle up all those memories and fun and bring it home to my house. Since becoming parents our date nights have turned into more of family nights. What better way to spend time together with each other than to have a Family Game Night? For our first Family Game Night we decided to go with Hasbro Jenga, one of my favorites and Classic Monopoly (I’m always the Scottie dog).

To make sure that our night was a complete success we needed snacks, lots of tasty snacks. M&M® Cookie Bars seemed like just the right snack to make. These bars are delicious, chewy,  super chocolaty and easy to make. The original recipe is from Fantastic Family Favorites.

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M&M® Cookie Bars
2015-04-21 11:40:29
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Prep Time
20 min
Total Time
50 min
Prep Time
20 min
Total Time
50 min
12063 calories
521 g
3286 g
1112 g
48 g
700 g
2022 g
2105 g
316 g
44 g
333 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
2022g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 12063
Calories from Fat 9773
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1112g
1710%
Saturated Fat 700g
3501%
Trans Fat 44g
Polyunsaturated Fat 44g
Monounsaturated Fat 289g
Cholesterol 3286mg
1095%
Sodium 2105mg
88%
Total Carbohydrates 521g
174%
Dietary Fiber 7g
29%
Sugars 316g
Protein 48g
Vitamin A
688%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
60%
Iron
35%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 2 1/8 cups flour
  2. 1/2 tsp salt
  3. 1/2 tsp baking soda
  4. 12 TBSPs butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted and cooled
  5. 1 cup brown sugar
  6. 1/2 cup white sugar
  7. 1 large egg
  8. 1 large egg yolk
  9. 2 tsps vanilla extract
  10. 2 cups M&M's, divided
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil, allow the foil to hang over the side. This will make it easy to remove bars.
  3. Mix together the butter and sugars.
  4. Stir in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
  5. Fold the flour salt, and baking soda into the wet mixture until just combined.
  6. Stir in 1 cup of M&M's and turn the batter into the prepared pan.
  7. Sprinkle remaining M&M's on top and press in slightly.
  8. Bake until the top of the bars is light golden brown, slightly firm to the touch, and edges start pulling away from sides of pan, 25- 30 minutes.
  9. Let cool before cutting into bars.
Notes
  1. Use a sharp knife when cutting bars for a clean edge.
By Lani @ Life Anchored
Adapted from Fantastic Family Favorites Blog
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What is your favorite family game?

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Comments

  1. Logan Can says

    April 27, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    These look delicious! Also, i love monopoly! I haven’t played in forever!

  2. Rhonda Gales says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    These look delicious, and simple enough to make. Our favorite games with the kids are Candy Land and Monopoly. My grandson is the king of Candy Lane. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best linkup. I’m loving your blog and hope you will join us regularly.

  3. Jerusha (@TheDisneyChef) says

    May 1, 2015 at 8:08 am

    I don’t know why, but the colors remind me of Monopoly! This looks like the perfect compliment to game night! Thanks for sharing!

  4. Danielle Wells says

    May 2, 2015 at 12:10 am

    OH MY! I don’t know how, but anytime i see a tasty treat my mouth waters!! And how many times a day do I see something that looks good??? Especially on Pinterest! Anyway, it looks great! Thanks for partying at the Weekend Wind down link party 🙂

  5. Karly says

    May 3, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    This is totally my kind of cookie! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

  6. Elle @ Only Taste Matters says

    May 3, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    You are combing my two favorite things! M&Ms and cookie bars. Love it! #SITSblogging

  7. Made From Pinterest says

    May 4, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    This looks amazing! I am sooooooo making this as soon as I possibly can. Yum! Keep up the awesome posts. i always look forward to what you have to post! Thanks so much!

  8. Debi says

    May 10, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe on Weekend Bites! Find it on last week’s features on Practical Parenting Ideas!

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