Festive 4th of July Cake-Mix Cookie Bars Recipe
A colorful, chewy hybrid between a cake and a cookie, perfect for 4th of July celebrations using a simple cake-mix shortcut.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 box (15.25 oz) White Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup red, white, and blue M&Ms or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Melt butter and stir in eggs and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
- Stir in the white cake mix until a thick batter forms.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Top with festive candies and sprinkles, pressing lightly into the dough.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until edges are golden brown.
- Cool completely before slicing into squares.