Easter is less than a month away and I’ve got my eyes on all that Easter candy in the stores. My weakness is the chocolate bunnies with crispy rice in them. Yum! I’m pretty sure I could eat an entire chocolate bunny in one afternoon so I haven’t bought myself one yet. I’ve had a lot of sweets in the house lately with baking for the blog like the Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake, some Easter Bunny Bark (I’ll share the recipe with you in a couple of weeks) and these Easter Fudge Cookie Bars. The fudge has marshmallow PEEPS in it plus Rice Krispies so it’s been satisfying my chocolate bunny cravings. These bars have a funfetti sugar cookie base plus a thick marshmallow fudge layer topped with chocolate coated candies and plenty of sprinkles.
Easter Fudge Cookie Bars:
You’ll make these bars in two steps – the Funfetti Sugar Cookie base first then the Marshmallow Fudge second. The two together is the ultimate dessert idea for your Easter celebrations. This would be a great recipe to save for Christmas baking exchanges too – just top it with red & green candies and sprinkles.
- Sugar Cookie Base:
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons sprinkles
- Fudge:
- 2.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped marshmallow PEEPS (or just regular mini marshmallows)
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- various candies like chocolate coated candies and sprinkles
- Sugar Cookie Base:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a 9" square pan with parchment paper in the bottom and up the sides (it will help you remove the bars from the pan later).
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour, baking soda and baking powder. Beat just until mixed.
- Stir in sprinkles.
- Press cookie dough into the pan evenly.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before topping it with fudge.
- Fudge:
- On the stovetop, melt chocolate and condensed milk together in a pot over medium heat. Stir just until smooth. Stir continuously so it doesn't burn.
- Remove from heat.
- Add vanilla and stir well to mix.
- Add marshmallows and crispy rice cereal and stir until well mixed.
- Spread fudge evenly over the top of the cooked sugar cookie base.
- Sprinkle candies & sprinkles over top of the fudge and press down on the candies to push them into the fudge.
- Let it set in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Lift from pan and cut into pieces. Store in the refrigerator.
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One of my favorites is this Popcorn Cake loaded with Easter jelly beans and gummy candy.
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