M&M Oatmeal Bars
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These M&M Oatmeal bars are incredibly easy to make and are always perfectly moist! Warning: they will be gone before you get your hands on one if you aren’t careful!
These M&M Oatmeal Bars were almost impossible to get a photo of. It seemed a soon as I cut them they started flying off the platter! Fortunately, these things are a snap to make. They may actually be the easiest cookies I bake, come to think of it. I first discovered these M&M Oatmeal Bars two years ago. It was ten o’clock at night and I had already gone to bed. Suddenly, the thought occurred to me that I really should make my daughter’s preschool teacher something because I hadn’t baked for her in a while.
I immediately thought to the Pioneer Baking Mix in my pantry as I had been cruising their website earlier for recipes. I was also curious as to what a cookie made with baking mix would taste like. Thirty minutes later, two pans of these sat cooling on the counter and I was in bed again, this time only dreaming of baking rather than getting up to actually do it. (**You can substitute Bisquick if you like.)
What You’ll Need to Make M&M Oatmeal Bars:
- brown sugar (use light or dark – whichever you have on hand)
- old-fashioned oats (you can also use quick oats and they work just fine!)
- vanilla
- Pioneer Brand baking mix
- candy-coated chocolate candies
- a stick of butter
- one egg
How to Make M&M Oatmeal Bars:
In a mixing bowl, place oats and brown sugar.
Add the egg.
Melt butter in microwave and pour in.
Add vanilla.
Mix all of that up!
Toss in your candies.
Spray an 8×8 pan (this Caraway pan is AMAZING) with cooking spray.
Pat it out into your pan.
Then add some more M&Ms to the top and push them in a little bit. This is a great place to have your kids get involved!!
Now bake the M&M Oatmeal Bars at 350 degrees for about twenty minutes. Mine always take about twenty five minutes.
Voila! Easy Peasey, delicious, buttery tasting, brown sugar lovin’, kid pleasin’, done in a jiffy even when you start them at ten o’ clock at night, COOKIES!
I just love my baking mix!
*If you have a service member overseas, these M&M Oatmeal Bar cookies are my most requested recipe to send. They travel very well and stay moist. I’ve had packages take as long as three weeks to arrive, only still get rave reviews when I’d tucked these bars inside! If you can, send a package. It make a world of difference!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Rolled oats
- 1/2 cup M & M candies
- 1 cup Brown sugar packed (I use light or dark, whatever I have on hand)
- 2 cup Pioneer Biscuit & Baking Mix
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Combine everything in a mixing bowl except candies. Mix until well blended. Stir in candies, reserving a few to place on top. Pat into greased 8x8 pan and bake at 350 for about twenty minutes. Allow to cool and cut into bars.
Nutrition
(Good luck being able to wait until they cool! These things smell amazing!)
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I made these several times and my family just loves them..I even share with family and friends..Thanks Christy
My son and I made these today using a different brand of baking mix (*Ahem*…starts with a B and ends with a k) and also using butter instead of margarine. I baked them for twenty minutes, but the middle was not cooked at all. It took an extra ten minutes to bake and by then they looked extremely overcooked. I cannot wait to get the Pioneer brand mix and try these again. I am determined! =) My family loved your chocolate chocolate chip cookies.
I am trying to find cookie recipes that will get sent to deployed soldiers (husband is currently deployed also) and I am needing to make 4 dozen cookies. How well will these ship to Afghanistan? It is desert and very hot. So I am wondering if these will ship to that area…I don’t want to make 4 dozen cookies and then when they get them they are either moldy or melted.
I’ve shipped thesevery same cookies to Afghanistan on several occasions and out of all the types I’ve shipped, these get the ravest reviews each time. Packages have even taken six weeks to get there before!
I suggest only using margarine (no butter) due to excessive ship times.
I literally am drooling over your bowls….
I just made a batch of the M&M Oatmeal Bars to send to our grandson in college. Just like you said, I couldn’t wait until they were cool. I had to try one and they are so good.
I love your Website and the wonderful recipes you share with us. I’ve made Apple Brown Betty several times and everyone wants that recipe. it is so easy and so good.
Thanks
Made these tonight. Yum..m..m..m..y! For dinner tonight I made the crock pot cheesy chicken and rice. That was delicious as well. My grandson and I have to try not to eat all the m&m bars before his mother gets here to pick him up when she gets off work so she can try them too. Was thinking these might be good with coconut added in to. I may try that next time.
I am so tickled to hear that ya’ll loved the bars. I agree, I think coconut would be a great addition!
Hey Christy! I am making these now as we speak, and you are right – they smell awesome!! My 2 year old is getting a huge kick out of helping mommy too – his job was to stir in the m&m’s (and of course taste some too). Taking thses to a school Christmas party tomorrow and I used the Christmas m&m’s.