Name: M&M Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 9-12 pieces
Ingredients: 1 stick butter at room temperature ((1/2 cup)); 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 cup Sugar; 1 Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 2 1/2 cups Flour; 1/2 - 1 cup M & M candies

Make this M & M Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe for any seasonal family gathering. Just change the color of the M & M’s to fit the holiday!

This sugar cookie cake recipe is adapted from a basic recipe I’ve had for a long time. Years ago, I got the recipe from a friend and at the time, I couldn’t make these cookies often enough! They are deliciously soft and literally melt in your mouth. That recipe was buried in the archives of my blog and I had actually forgotten it was there. It’s been resurrected in the form of a cute sugar cookie cake that is embellished with red, white and blue M & M’s. Perfect for our latest edition of Styled & Set…and any patriotic holiday. If you are coming over from Jamie’s blog, So Much Better With Age, welcome!

These bars are the perfect dessert for any family gathering or picnic. They can be made the day before…just cover the baking dish when the cake has cooled. A 9 x 9 inch pan can be cut into twelve bars…or if you are feeling generous, it can be cut into nine. Adapt this to any holiday by adding seasonal M & M’s. Red and green at Christmas, pink and red for Valentine’s, or the multi-colored M & M’s for any occasion.

M&M Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe

Make this M & M Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe for any seasonal family gathering. Just change the color of the M & M's to fit the holiday!

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Skill Level

Easy

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20-25 minutes

Servings

9-12 pieces

Ingredients

1 stick butter at room temperature (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
2 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 - 1 cup M & M candies

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Skill Level

Easy

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20-25 minutes

Servings

9-12 pieces

Ingredients

1 stick butter at room temperature (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
2 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 - 1 cup M & M candies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, or a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, combine the butter, oil, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
Add it in 2 increments to the butter/sugar mixture.
Mix well.
Put in a 9 x 9 inch prepared baking pan and press to the sides.
Sprinkle M & M's generously, pushing them gently into the dough.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Watch closely at the end. Cake should be a light, golden brown when done.
Cool completely. Cut into pieces and serve.

Recipe Notes

I prepare my baking pans with Baker's Joy.

This recipe can be made into small cookies. Use a 1 inch scoop and bake at 350 degrees F for 9 - 10 minutes.

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