If you forget to take your butter out of the fridge to soften, simply pop it in a microwave for 10-15 seconds. This should be enough to make it soft and ready. Replace the mini eggs with other chocolate candy when mini eggs aren't available in the shops. My M&M Cookie Bars use the same basic recipe, with the benefit that M&M's are available all year round! Preheat oven to 325F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray oil and line it with a piece of parchment paper, allowing the overhang to come off the 2 sides. Set aside. Get your kids to add the vanilla extract. If you have younger children, you might need to hold the teaspoon while they pour it in or vice versa. I absolutely ADORE Easter baking. Like I love it just as much as christmas baking which says a lot really. My No-Bake Mini Egg Cheesecakerecipe and my Mini Egg Fudgerecipe were so so so successful last year that I knew you guys would love this one.

You can use chocolate baking chips or chop up a bar of chocolate into small pieces. I will only buy chocolate chips if I don't have other chocolate in the house.

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Unsalted is recommended, but if you don’t have any to hand, don’t panic. You can use salted butter too. Just don’t add extra salt. These cookie bars are a little crunchy around the edges and on top, and they’re soft and moist in the middle. These super easy mini egg cookie bars are absolute favourites with the kids plus they make a bag of mini eggs go that much further too.

Easter is the time to indulge in mini eggs in our house and now that delicious and palm oil free vegan mini eggs are widely available here in the UK, there is no reason not to. Get your kids involved in baking them too but make sure to watch them like a hawk as all the chocolate might end up in their bellies as opposed to cookie bars. Feel free to use your favourite dark chocolate bark instead of chocolate chips just make sure to chop it finely before using in the cookie dough. The insides of the Mini Eggs become nice and molten, especially if you can’t resist sneaking a piecewhen they’re still a bit warm. 🙂 Mini Egg cookie bars are one of the most delicious bakes to can make with your kids this Easter. They’re soft and gooey as well as a little bit crispy on the outside, not to mention full of delicious Mini Eggs. What’s not to love?!

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Box

Eight: Bake at 180°c (160 fan/ 350F/ Gas 4) for 25 minutes. Once out of the oven lightly press more mini eggs into the top. Cool completely before cutting into squares. 💭 Top tips You will also need measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowl, hand mixer or stand mixer, and an 8-inch square baking pan. How to Make the Best Mini Egg Cookie Bars Keeping these around is dangerous. 😉 Clearly, I have no patience. The hardest part of making these cookie bars is waiting for them to cool enough to cut them into squares. Obviously I failed the second time around. Ingredient quantities & detailed instructions to be found in recipe card at the bottom of the post. Add chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate and mix it in. You will get a nice and stiff cookie dough.