Best Polka Dot Cookie Bars Recipes

GIANT POLKA DOT COOKIES

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Appeal to kids of all ages with super-size and super-yummy cookies chock-full of colorful M&M's™ chocolate candies.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 28

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
3 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups M&M's® chocolate candies

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugars, butter, shortening, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in candies.
Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased large cookie sheet.
Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 3, Fiber 0 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, TransFat 1 1/2 g

POLKA-DOT MACAROONS

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Macaroons studded with M&M's are easy to mix up in a hurry. That's good, because believe me, they never last long. -Janice Lass, Dorr, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

5 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups M&M's minis

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix coconut, milk and flour until blended; stir in M&M's., Drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 99 calories, Fat 5g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 31mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.