Description
Soft and chewy oatmeal cookie bars packed with chocolate chips and M&Ms, baked in one pan for an easy dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare an 8×8 baking pan
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt
- Mix melted butter and brown sugar, then add egg and vanilla
- Combine dry and wet ingredients gently
- Fold in oats, chocolate chips, and M&Ms
- Spread batter into pan evenly
- Bake for 24 to 28 minutes until edges are golden
- Cool completely before slicing into bars
Notes
- Do not overmix batter
- Adjust baking time if using glass pan
- Customize mix-ins but keep total amount consistent
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 51
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 27