One batch of cookie dough baked into 6 different holiday cookie flavors! These Holiday Cookie Bars bake up in the same sheet pan for the most delicious cookie bars that will make everyone feel jolly this Christmas season!
Easy, Delicious Cookie Bars for Your Holiday Party
This Christmas, skip the overwhelm and go straight to enjoying your holiday party. These Holiday Cookie Bars use one pan to make six different and delicious Christmas cookies that feed an army of party goers! Bake all six or choose your favorites:
- Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies
- Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Sea Salt
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Holiday Sprinkle cookies
- Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Six Cookie Flavors, One Sheet Pan, 30 Minutes
Christmas sheet pan cookies are my go-to for family get togethers or parties for the kids. And when it’s the holidays, I absolutely love the ease of making six cookie flavors in the same sheet pan! The recipe makes 54 cookie bars which is perfect for those big family Christmas parties!
We always add them to a plate of gingerbread men, Candy Cane Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, and Christmas Sugar Cookies for the ultimate holiday cookie plate!
Watch Me Make Holiday Cookie Bars!
Step into the kitchen with me to make Christmas cookie bars for our holiday party!
So Easy, So Delicious
The idea is to make one easy, delicious cookie dough base. Then simply divide that dough between six smaller bowls (cereal bowls work great!), and add your pre-measured mix ins. Each flavor bakes up so perfectly delicious. Crisp on the outside while super chewy within. And the flavors are spot one for each one. They taste exactly like what you’d expect them to. They’re incredible!
Did I mention you can have them made and out of the oven in about 30 minutes? THAT is a holiday miracle.
Mix-in Math
Each cookie flavor has just the right amount of mix-ins measured out. If you want to omit one flavor of cookie, just use double the mix-ins of another flavor. It’s so easy!
Chocolate Chip M&M = 1/4 cup chocolate chips + 1/4 cup M&Ms
Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk with Sea Salt: 1/4 cup caramel bits + 1/4 cup chopped pecans + 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks + 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Snickerdoodle = 1 tablespoon granulated sugar + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Holiday Sprinkles = 1/3 cup red and green sprinkles
Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut = 1/4 cup dried cranberries+1/4 cup macadamia nuts + 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Kiss = 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter + 9 Hershey’s Kisses
Ingredients and Supplies
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
Cookie dough base:
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Light brown sugar
- Large eggs
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
Mix ins:
- Semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
- Red and green M&M’s
- Caramel bits
- Chopped pecans
- Dark chocolate chunks
- Flaky sea salt
- Ground cinnamon
- red and green sprinkles
- Dried cranberries
- Chopped macadamia nuts
- White chocolate chips
- Creamy peanut butter
- Hershey’s Kisses
Supplies:
- Electric stand mixer
- Six smaller bows
- 13″ x 18″ sheet pan
- Non-stick cooking spray
How to Make Holiday Cookie Bars
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13″ x 18″ sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until well combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- With the mixer on low speed, beat in the flour, baking soda and salt until combined.
- Add 3/4 cup of cookie dough to 6 different bowls. Place the ingredients for each flavor in each of the bowls with the dough and stir to combine well.
NOTE: For the Peanut Butter Kiss cookies, save the Hershey’s Kisses to top that section with after baking. For the Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk, save the flaky sea salt to sprinkle on that section until after baking. For the Snickerdoodle, save some of the cinnamon sugar mixture to sprinkle on the dough after you’ve pressed it into the pan.
- Place each ball of mixed cookie dough into a sixth of the prepared sheet pan.
- Press the cookie doughs down evenly, with your hands, to fill the sixth of the sheet pan that each cookie dough is in. Each cookie dough should be pressed up next to the other cookie doughs that are beside it to fill the entire sheet pan.
- Garnish each square of cookie dough with additional toppings for that dough, if desired.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cookie bars comes out clean. Try not to over-bake them if you want them to be chewy.
- Once the cookie bars are baked, immediately press the Hershey’s Kisses into the peanut butter square and then sprinkle the Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk section with sea salt.
- Let the cookie bars cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
How to Store Holiday Cookie Bars
Store cookie bars in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
To freeze, wrap cookie bars individually in plastic wrap then put in a freezer-safe container or in individual freezer-safe baggies.
To defrost, let them set at room temperature, uncovered, so they don’t absorb too much moisture.
More Christmas Cookies
Bring your A game to this year’s Christmas cookie exchange! I’ve got the Best Christmas Cookies to share at holiday cookie exchange or to gift to your neighbors this holiday season. They’re sure to spread tons of cheer! Plus, get tips on hosting your own Christmas cookie exchange party.
If you make these Holiday Cookie Bars, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 
I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
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- Chocolate Sheet Cake with Chocolate Pecan Icing: A super moist chocolate sheet cake covered in a rich chocolate pecan icing that’s out-of-this-world delicious!
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Holiday Cookie Bars
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 54 small cookie bars
Description
One batch of cookie dough baked into 6 different holiday cookie flavors! These Holiday Cookie Bars bake up in the same sheet pan for the most delicious cookie bars that will make everyone feel jolly this Christmas season!
Ingredients
Cookie Dough Ingredients:
- 1 and 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix-In Ingredients:
- Chocolate Chip + M&M’s
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
- 1/4 cup red and green M&M’s
- Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk with Sea Salt
- 1/4 cup caramel bits
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks
- 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt (to sprinkle on cookies after baking)
- Snickerdoodle
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Sprinkles
- 1/3 cup red and green sprinkles
- Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- Peanut Butter Kiss
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 9 Hershey’s Kisses milk chocolate candy (to top cookies after baking)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13″ x 18″ sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until well combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- With the mixer on low speed, beat in the flour, baking soda and salt until combined.
- Add 3/4 cup of cookie dough to 6 different bowls. Place the ingredients for each flavor in each of the bowls with the dough and stir to combine well. (NOTE: For the Peanut Butter Kiss cookies, save the Hershey’s Kisses to top that section with after baking. For the Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk, save the flaky sea salt to sprinkle on that section until after baking. For the Snickerdoodle, save some of the cinnamon sugar mixture to sprinkle on the dough after you’ve pressed it into the pan.)
- Place each ball of mixed cookie dough into a sixth of the prepared sheet pan.
- Press the cookie doughs down evenly, with your hands, to fill the sixth of the sheet pan that each cookie dough is in. Each cookie dough should be pressed up next to the other cookie doughs that are beside it to fill the entire sheet pan.
- Garnish each square of cookie dough with additional toppings for that dough, if desired.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cookie bars comes out clean. Try not to over-bake them if you want them to be chewy.
- Once the cookie bars are baked, immediately press the Hershey’s Kisses into the peanut butter square and then sprinkle the Caramel Pecan Chocolate Chunk section with sea salt.
- Let the cookie bars cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
I have made these are they are yummy. Can I take this same recipe and instead of bars-make cookies? I want to make the variety but thought cookies would be better for grands and my sanity. I love the variety since everyone loves something different!
Hi, Debi! Yes, you could, but it would take many more than one baking, as you would have to space out your cookies. Let me know how it goes!
Love the idea. going to try. Making a fresh tray for each family is exciting. wish me luck.
Hi, Sara! Oh, I know you’ll do great! I can’t wait to hear how it went. Enjoy!!
What caramel bits did you use? I’m excited to bake with my kids for santa
Hi, Amy! These should work great: https://rstyle.me/+6sG3HCvhMynVHvIRFsZ3Qg