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Cake Mix Cookie Bars – Easy Recipe!

OK friends – I know we’re not always up for the kneading, rolling, cutting, and mixing. I feel you! I LOVE a quick, easy cheat recipe that comes together in a matter of minutes. Because at the end of the day I’m not just someone who loves to play around in the kitchen and make delicious recipes – I’m also a busy, working mama who sometimes just needs to be able to throw something together! If this is you – then keep reading. This recipe is for you, friend!

Easy Cake Mix Cookie Bars

My favorite part about these cake mix cookie bars:

This recipe is so easy to customize to whatever you need. In this post, I’ve made a Valentine’s Day treat using Valentine’s day M&Ms, white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and pink sprinkles. You could just as easily use only M&Ms, a few chocolate chips, or even enjoy these bars plain! The cake mix gives these bars a soft, chewy texture that is almost brownie-like. The texture of a brownie and the flavor of a cookie? That’s my kind of treat!

Ingredients

Cake mix of choice – here I have used a yellow cake mix
1/2 cup of salted butter, melted
2 eggs
2 cups of mix-ins of choice (chocolate chips, M&Ms, etc) In this recipe I used 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, and 1 cup Valentines Day M&Ms.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray 9×13 in pan with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
In a glass mixing bowl, melt 1/2 cup of butter in the microwave. You can also do this stovetop if you prefer.
In bowl with melted butter, add in cake mix and eggs. Mix until combined. Fold in mix-ins.
Pour and press batter into lightly greased baking dish. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until center is no longer glossy and edges have started to turn lightly golden.
Cool, and enjoy!

As always – if you give this recipe a try I would love to hear what you think!