M&M Pretzel Blondies

By srumbel

These bars are sweet and tasty. They’re full of peanut butter chips, broken pretzels and M&M’s. Make them with regular M&M’s all year long, or grab the holiday M&M’s to make for holiday treat platters!
from recipegirl.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup broken pretzels
• 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup M&M's (plus a few extra to press on top)
• 24 pretzel twists

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch pan with foil, leaving enough to hand over two opposite edges. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and sugars until smooth. Add the egg, salt and vanilla and mix well. Add the baking soda and flour, and mix just until incorporated. Stir in the broken pretzels, peanut butter chips and M&M's.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Gently press the pretzel twists into the top- 4 in each row for 6 rows. Press some extra M&M's on top around the pretzels for a more festive look.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the blondies comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 24 pieces. Store in a sealed container.