M&M Cookie Dough Bars (No-Bake)

M&M Cookie Dough Bars is another no-bake dessert on the blog, that’s perfect for all the cookie dough lovers in the house.  It is summer, so these no-bake treats are perfect to keep in the fridge for easy snacking and feeding your sweet tooth on a whim, as needed!  

With me…that whim hits a lot. I’ve never been one to turn down cookie dough, if you want to get technical.  Most people can’t turn down cookie dough!  It tastes too yummy to resist!

Oh…and it’s safe to eat – There are no raw eggs and the flour is cooked on high in the microwave for 1 minute and 15 seconds or until flour reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F, so you’re not eating raw unpasteurized flour.  This microwave trick works awesome!  

I like to whisk the flour every 30 seconds, so it doesn’t burn or scorch and to break up any clumping that occurs.  If your flour is still is a little lumpy at the end, you can sift it, if you wish to get rid of those little lumps or just break them up with a spatula or fork.

I love the m&m’s in these, but you could absolutely just use mini chocolate chips or use a combination of m&m‘s and mini chocolate chips if you wish or make it peanut buttery and add some Reese’s pieces.

And speaking of peanut buttery?  We are!  Because this cookie dough is topped with a luscious chocolate peanut butter ganache that gives it an extra shot of yum.   

If you’re a cookie dough ninja like the rest of the world, you’ll love 4 Edible Cookie Doughs for the No-Bakers and this Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for sure!  Pin them for later! 

Depending on the pan you use, will depend on how thick you make your bars.  An 8×8 baking pan is wonderful if you prefer thicker bars, like pictured, but if you want then not as thick, use a 9×9 baking pan or for super thin bars, 9×13 pan. 

Any way you choose, you’ll still get that cookie dough taste you’re craving.

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5 from 7 votes

M&M Cookie Dough Bars - No Bake

These No Bake M&M Cookie Dough Bars are too yummy to resist! Safe to eat and soon to be your favorite cookie dough bars!

Prep Time30 d

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie dough, M&Ms, no bake, summer desserts

Servings: 18

Calories: 210kcal

Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

• 2 cups heat-treated all-purpose flour Microwave on high for 1 minute and 15 seconds, whisking in 30 second increments to avoid scorching and lumps

M&M Cookie Dough

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup M&Ms

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

M&M Cookie Dough

• Depending on how thick you want your bars- thickest 8x8, 9x9 or 9x13 for thinnest bars. Lightly spray with cooking spray after lining pan with parchment paper or tin foil for easy removal. Set aside.
• Heat-treat cookie dough by placing flour in microwavable bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute and 15 seconds, whisking in 30 second increments to avoid scorching and lumps). Sift flour if needed. Set aside.
• Using a mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar for 3-5 minutes, or until fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla extract, then gradually mix in the sweetened condensed milk until fully incorporated, add in heat-treated flour and mix until smooth.
• Fold in 1 cup M&Ms, then transfer to prepared baking dish and press into an even layer.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

• Combine 1/2 cup chocolate chips with creamy peanut butter in a glass dish and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until smooth.
• Spread chocolate peanut butter mixture over bars.
• Cover bars and keep in fridge for 1-2 hours, or until firm and set. Enjoy!.