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Maltesers Cookie Bars

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Soft and gooey cookie bars crammed with Maltesers, who wouldn’t want one of these Maltesers Cookie Bars?! The Maltesers Bunnies make these perfect for Easter – or any time of year. 

Who doesn’t love Easter baking?

Easter is my favourite holiday to bake for. I love all of the different Easter chocolates which are calling out to be baked with.

I love the little Maltesers Bunnies you can buy at Easter so I had to turn these into something yummy!

Why cookie bars and not cookies?

I absolutely love cookies. But I am also occasionally a lazy baker. Cookie bars are all the deliciousness you want from a cookie but quicker and easier!

Instead of scooping out cookie dough into little balls, you just tip it all into a tin. Fantastic!

For the photos, I didn’t want to commit bunny murder so I left them whole. For serving, I did cut them in half again because a whole square would be a very large portion!

However, the choice is yours depending on how hungry you’re feeling!

Do you have to use Maltesers?

Absolutely not! These Maltesers Cookie Bars are a variation of my Chocolate Orange Cookie Bars so you can really use any chocolate you fancy.

Also if you want to use Maltesers but it isn’t Easter so you can’t get hold of the bunnies, just leave these off.

Gooey or crisp cookie bars?

I prefer my cookie bars like my cookies; gooey in the centre. If you like you’re like this too, bake them for 20 minutes. If you prefer a firmer cookie with crisper edges, bake them for 25 minutes.

Then when they are baked, you can fight over who wants an edge piece and who wants the middle!

What to consider when making these cookie bars

Before you make these Maltesers Cookie Bars, there are a few things I should mention. The Maltesers Bunnies may turn slightly dark when the cookie bars are baking.

If they start looking to dark, loosely cover the tin with foil. Mine were slightly darker, but this didn’t affect the taste at all.

Another thing to note is that the Maltesers inside the cookie bars get chewy once they are baked. I liked this and so did everyone that taste tested them for me.

But I wanted to mention it because I know some people wouldn’t like a chewier texture.

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Maltesers Cookie Bars

Soft and gooey cookie bars crammed with Maltesers, who wouldn’t want one of these Maltesers Cookie Bars?! The Maltesers Bunnies make these perfect for Easter – or any time of year. 

Course Tray Bake, Cookie
Cuisine American, International
Keyword Cookie Bars, Maltesers
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 18
Calories 233 kcal
Author Curly

Ingredients

  • 125 g margarine
  • 100 g light brown sugar
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 225 g self raising flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 200 g Maltesers crushed

To finish

  • 9 Mini Malteser Bunnies (2 packs)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (fan assisted, 200ºC non fan) and line a 20x20cm tin with baking paper
  2. Cream the butter and the sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined
  3. Add in the flour, salt and crushed Maltesers and mix until combined

  4. Tip all of the mix into the prepared tin and smooth the top until it is level. Place the Malteser Bunnies at regular intervals across the cookie dough

  5. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes for a soft cookie and 25 minutes for a firmer cookie
  6. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before leaving to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into 18 equal squares

Recipe Notes

I crush the Maltesers in a bowl with the end of a rolling pin.

Keep for up to two days in an airtight container. 

Nutritional information is given as a guide only.

Nutrition Facts
Maltesers Cookie Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 135mg6%
Potassium 26mg1%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 260IU5%
Calcium 10mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Sisley White says

    April 1, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    5 stars
    cookie bars are such a good idea! I have to try these. I love the idea so much

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 1, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      Thank you, I absolutely love them!

      Reply
  2. Mandy says

    April 3, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great idea. My daughter in particular would love these as she is rabbit obsessed! I can only imagine how moreish they are…

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:30 pm

      Aww bless. Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Hannah says

    April 4, 2019 at 3:24 pm

    5 stars
    These look absolutely delicious – I love cookie bars so much! And with malteser bunnies on top? Even more perfect! #cookblogshare

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:29 pm

      Got to love those bunnies! Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Corina Blum says

    April 5, 2019 at 10:22 am

    5 stars
    They sound delicious! I know my kids would love these and so would my husband. I’d be lucky if I managed to eat more than one!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:27 pm

      But if you made them you surely would have to taste the first one for safety purposes ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  5. Jacqui Bellefontaine says

    April 5, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    5 stars
    Love the idea of these. Thansk for linking to #CookBlogShare

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:27 pm

      Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    April 5, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    5 stars
    What a fab bake for Easter!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      Thanks Kat ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Lucy says

    April 6, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    5 stars
    Am a Malteseโ€™s fiend! These are just perfect for me

    Reply
    • Curly says

      April 7, 2019 at 8:25 pm

      Once you start you can’t stop eating them can you!

      Reply
  8. Choclette says

    April 10, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    5 stars
    You’re always such a wicked temptress. I adore maltesers and absolutely wouldn’t be able to resist a bar or three of these. Yum!

    Reply
  9. Meg Isleta says

    August 9, 2020 at 11:08 am

    5 stars
    Hello from the Philippines! These bars were so delicious! I had to add 15 mins to baking time as made a mistake with flour conversion (grams to cups and I think my 1 cup conversion was inadequate), but as I was going for the underbaked version, it turned out well. Chewy and nice and crusty at the sides. Winner!!! Doing this again for my Malteser-loving family!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      August 13, 2020 at 12:30 pm

      Hi Meg! I am so pleased you liked them. I am glad they turned out well despite having to convert the measurements. I am happy you and your family liked them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Chloe Edges says

    November 27, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    5 stars
    I made these this evening as I fancied something sweet and a quick and easy bake. I wasn’t disappointed! I cut mine into 12 and 2 have disappeared already. Whoops!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      November 28, 2020 at 8:22 pm

      So pleased you like it! Also love that you cut them into big squares haha.

      Reply
  11. Chloe Edges says

    December 2, 2020 at 1:38 am

    5 stars
    I made them again today and this time threw in half a tonne of mini rolos. Mostly due to having a lot of rolos and no more Malteasers. Bloomin delicious

    Reply
    • Curly says

      December 6, 2020 at 5:54 pm

      Haha I bet Rolos are delicious in these too!

      Reply

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