No-Bake Cookie Dough Bar and M&M Cookie Dough Bar
Indulge in the ultimate treat with our irresistible no-bake cookie dough bars! Get ready to savor the rich, buttery goodness of classic cookie dough alongside a vibrant twist featuring colorful M&Ms. With just a handful of ingredients and zero baking required, these bars are the perfect sweet fix for any occasion!
Prep
15
min
Cook
15
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- 2 tablespoons water (30 ml)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1/4 cup melted butter (56.8 g)
- 2 tablespoons milk (30 ml)
🫙Pantry Staples(4)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (5 ml)
- 1 cup brown sugar (200 g)
- 1 cup heat-treated flour (125 g)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (120 ml)
📦Other(1)
- 1/2 cup M&M's (120 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
For the No-Bake Cookie Dough Bar, add brown sugar to a bowl, along with melted butter and milk. Then mix until everything is fully combined.
- 2
Next, add baking powder and heat-treated flour and mix until a cookie dough forms.
- 3
Add the mini chocolate chips and fold them through the dough.
- 4
Shape the dough into a ball, then place it on a plate and form it into a bar.
- 5
Sprinkle a few more mini chocolate chips on top. Freeze for about 15 minutes.
- 6
Now for the M&M Cookie Dough Bar. Add brown sugar, water, and melted butter to a bowl. Mix until well combined.
- 7
Then add heat-treated flour and mix until a dough forms.
- 8
Add the mini chocolate chips and M&Ms, then fold them into the dough.
- 9
Shape the dough into a bar. Top with extra chocolate chips and M&Ms. And enjoy!
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Heat-treat your flour by baking it at 350°F for 5-7 minutes until it reaches 160°F internal temperature, because raw flour can harbor E. coli and other pathogens that are only killed at this threshold since the dough is never baked.ingredient160°F internal temp
- ✓Let heat-treated flour cool completely to room temperature (about 20-30 minutes) before mixing into the butter-sugar base, since warm flour will melt the butter prematurely and cause a greasy, separated dough texture.timing20-30 minutes
- ✓Use mini chocolate chips instead of standard size because their higher surface-area-to-volume ratio distributes more chocolate flavor per bite and prevents the dense, unbaked dough from tearing apart when sliced into bars.ingredientmini vs. standard chip size
- ✓Freeze the shaped bars for exactly 15 minutes rather than refrigerating, since the rapid temperature drop firms the butter fat quickly without giving sugar crystals time to fully dissolve and turn the texture grainy.timing15 minutes at 0°F
- ✓In the M&M version, add water gradually (starting with 1-2 tablespoons) instead of milk, since water lacks milk fat and can make the dough stiffer—too much will create a crumbly bar that won't hold its shape when sliced.technique1-2 tablespoons water
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Prep
15
min
Cook
15
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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No-Bake Cookie Dough Bar and M&M Cookie Dough Bar
Indulge in the ultimate treat with our irresistible no-bake cookie dough bars! Get ready to savor the rich, buttery goodness of classic cookie dough alongside a vibrant twist featuring colorful M&Ms. With just a handful of ingredients and zero baking required, these bars are the perfect sweet fix for any occasion!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- 2 tablespoons water (30 ml)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1/4 cup melted butter (56.8 g)
- 2 tablespoons milk (30 ml)
🫙Pantry Staples(4)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (5 ml)
- 1 cup brown sugar (200 g)
- 1 cup heat-treated flour (125 g)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (120 ml)
📦Other(1)
- 1/2 cup M&M's (120 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
For the No-Bake Cookie Dough Bar, add brown sugar to a bowl, along with melted butter and milk. Then mix until everything is fully combined.
- 2
Next, add baking powder and heat-treated flour and mix until a cookie dough forms.
- 3
Add the mini chocolate chips and fold them through the dough.
- 4
Shape the dough into a ball, then place it on a plate and form it into a bar.
- 5
Sprinkle a few more mini chocolate chips on top. Freeze for about 15 minutes.
- 6
Now for the M&M Cookie Dough Bar. Add brown sugar, water, and melted butter to a bowl. Mix until well combined.
- 7
Then add heat-treated flour and mix until a dough forms.
- 8
Add the mini chocolate chips and M&Ms, then fold them into the dough.
- 9
Shape the dough into a bar. Top with extra chocolate chips and M&Ms. And enjoy!
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Heat-treat your flour by baking it at 350°F for 5-7 minutes until it reaches 160°F internal temperature, because raw flour can harbor E. coli and other pathogens that are only killed at this threshold since the dough is never baked.ingredient160°F internal temp
- ✓Let heat-treated flour cool completely to room temperature (about 20-30 minutes) before mixing into the butter-sugar base, since warm flour will melt the butter prematurely and cause a greasy, separated dough texture.timing20-30 minutes
- ✓Use mini chocolate chips instead of standard size because their higher surface-area-to-volume ratio distributes more chocolate flavor per bite and prevents the dense, unbaked dough from tearing apart when sliced into bars.ingredientmini vs. standard chip size
- ✓Freeze the shaped bars for exactly 15 minutes rather than refrigerating, since the rapid temperature drop firms the butter fat quickly without giving sugar crystals time to fully dissolve and turn the texture grainy.timing15 minutes at 0°F
- ✓In the M&M version, add water gradually (starting with 1-2 tablespoons) instead of milk, since water lacks milk fat and can make the dough stiffer—too much will create a crumbly bar that won't hold its shape when sliced.technique1-2 tablespoons water