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Heart Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

January 15, 2021 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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heart chocolate chip cookie bars

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Here’s a simple and easy treat/snack for the little people that you love!

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

 

This is how easy they are to make…

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

Sugars and melted butter.

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

Add those dry ingredients and mix mix mix.

Once the dough comes together…

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

Add the chocolate chips and pink, red and white M&Ms!

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

Press the dough into the foil lined baking pan. Then dot the top with more M&Ms and chocolate chips (so they “show” after baking!)

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

ENJOY!

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Heart Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

A simple and easy treat or snack for the little people that you love!
Prep Time15 minutes minutes
Cook Time30 minutes minutes
Servings - 6 cookie bars

Ingredients 

  • 1/2 cup salted butter melted and cooled
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup Valentine M&M's
  • 3" Heart shaped cookie cutter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9x9-inch baking dish with foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla.
  • Slowly fold in the flour and baking powder.
  • Add in the chocolate chips and Valentine M&M's.
  • Pour the cookie dough into the prepared baking dish and press a few extra chocolate chips and Valentine M&M's on top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting into heart shapes.
  • Once the cookie bars have cooled, gently lift them from the baking dish using the foil.
  • Use the Heart cookie cutter to cut out the cookie bars and close together as possible alternating the cookie cutter up and down to get the most cookies. Feel free to eat the "extra cookie bars" yourself - not that I did that, or anything?! 😉
  • Enjoy your pink, red and white Valentine's Day Dessert - Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars!

heart chocolate chip cookie bars

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Comments

  1. Isabela says

    July 21, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    Hi Erin, I loved this recipe for Valentine’s Day, I love sweets and I’m a chef by profession and I always follow your blog that brings wonderful tips always, life is that there is always something that we can perfect and so I accompany you. Thank you!

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  2. susanne says

    February 4, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    I was JUST at the store thinking I need to make heart shaped brownies to send to my college kids (I have 2). I think I will make brownies AND these cookie bars and send BOTH!!!

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