If you don't want to make a regular batch of cookies, then make the easy one pan Peppermint Cookie Bar Recipe. Chocolate, Vanilla and peppermint make for a yummy Christmas cookie that everyone will love.
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Peppermint Cookie Bar Recipe
If you don't want to make a regular batch of cookies, then make the easy one pan Peppermint Cookie Bar Recipe. It's a good way to use your leftover candy canes in case you bought a lot.
Chocolate, Vanilla and peppermint make for a yummy Christmas cookie that everyone will love.
Peppermint Bars Ingredients
- Flour
- Granulated sugar
- Salt
- Butter, softened
- Egg yolk at room temperature
- Vanilla extract
- Semi sweet chocolate chips
- Peppermint candies and couple of candy canes, crushed
- *For exact amounts, please see recipe card below.
How to Make a Peppermint Cookie Bar
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line a 13 by 9 inch metal pan with parchment paper and keep aside.
Whisk the flour and salt in a bowl and keep aside. Using hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in another bowl, till fluffy. Next beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Add the flour mix little bit at a time and mix till it starts coming together.
Transfer the crumbly dough to the pan and spread and pat it down. Poke holes all over using a fork. Bake for 25-26 minutes until the crust starts turning golden brown.
Take the pan out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips on it. Put the pan back in the oven for a minute to help the chocolate chips melt. Spread the melted chocolate over the cookie layer using a spatula. Sprinkle the crushed peppermint candies.
Let it cool down till the chocolate sets. Cut the cookie bar into desired shape.
Peppermint Cookie Bar Recipe
If you don't want to make a regular batch of cookies, then make the easy one pan Peppermint Cookie Bar Recipe. Chocolate, Vanilla and peppermint make for a yummy Christmas cookie that everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- Granulated sugar - 1 cup
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 2 sticks of butter, softened
- Large egg yolk at room temperature
- Tsp OFanilla extract
- 1 Cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
- Handful of peppermint candies and couple of candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line a 13 by 9 inch metal pan with parchment paper and keep aside.
- Whisk the flour and salt in a bowl and keep aside. Using hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in another bowl, till fluffy. Next beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Add the flour mix little bit at a time and mix till it starts coming together.
- Transfer the crumbly dough to the pan and spread and pat it down. Poke holes all over using a fork.
- Bake for 25-26 minutes until the crust starts turning golden brown. Take the pan out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips on it. Put the pan back in the oven for a minute to help the chocolate chips melt. Spread the melted chocolate over the cookie layer using a spatula. Sprinkle the crushed peppermint candies.
- Let it cool down till the chocolate sets. Cut the cookie bar into desired shape.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 555Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 19gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 107mgSodium 271mgCarbohydrates 68gFiber 3gSugar 40gProtein 6g
Nutrition may vary depending on the products used.
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