Marvelous Cookie Bars
Anything with M&Ms ought to be scrumptious, and these were, but do keep a glass of milk handy! Marvelous Cookie Bars 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/3 cups flour 1 cup oats 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, divided 1 cup mini M&Ms, divided 1/2 cup cherry preserves 1/4 cup shredded coconut Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Combine flour, oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda and blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup of the walnuts and 3/4 cup of the M&Ms. Reserve 1 cup of the dough and spread remaining dough in a greased 9x9" baking pan. Combine preserves, coconut and remaining nuts; spread evenly over the dough in the pan to within 1/2" of the edges. Drop reserved dough on top and sprinkle with remaining M&Ms. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool completely and cut into 16 bars. Note: The recipe cal...
