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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First let me say that I looovveee your site! I check it often and get really excited when I find something new on here! I made these M&M bars last week and I had the same problem Angela did. My Walmart didn’t have Pioneer baking mix so I bought another kind. I baked them for about 35 minutes and they were still really doughy. They tasted good, just the texture was off. Any suggestions?
Keep up the great recipes!!!
I made these tonight and used Valentine M&M’s. I doubled the recipe, used Jiffy baking mix (no Pioneer in my neck of the woods), and baked in Pampered Chef’s large bar pan. Came out a little crumbly but still delicious!
I tried this recipe Saturday – then my daughter and 3 grandkids came for lunch after church, and ate up every bite. So, I made more last evening (so my husband could have some). I did not have M&M’s, but semi-sweet chocolate chips worked. This will be a favorite, I am sure. (By the way, I am using Aldi’s generic baking mix and it tastes great.)
My sister and I created a family favorites cookbook to give our daughters and daughter-in-laws for Christmas. The problem is, I am going to have to publish an update later this year. I am finding so many favorites on your site. Loved your dad’s favorite coconut cake!
I made these for the superbowl party. My neighbors request them now!
These were a HUGE hit at the Superbowl party tonight… the grown men were the ones who gobbled this one… I hardly have leftovers… yum!!
OK….so I made these tonight and they didn’t turn out like I expected. the dough looked a little wet going into the pan and I cooked them 15 minutes longer than it called for and they were still REALLY moist and heavy. I wonder what happened. Teen daughter LOVED them slightly underdone so I guess I hit a homerun there.
I made a double batch in a 9×13 pan. I wonder if I need to add more baking mix to a double batch. Weird. Thoughts?
Im gonna go out an buy this an make these m&m bars….i been looking for recipes for this baking mix online….there hard to find.