Peppermint Bars Recipe
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Peppermint Bars

By: Courtney Scheiderich 
"Christmas bar cookie. Dough is similar to sugar cookie with peppermint added. Topped with melted chocolate and crushed candy canes."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (36)

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 5 drops red food coloring
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped peppermint candy canes

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C) and grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  2. Cream butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in egg, peppermint extract and food coloring. Add flour and salt till well blended. Stir in 2/3 cup finely crushed candy.
  3. Spread evenly into greased pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until firm.
  4. After removing from oven, immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Cover with a cookie sheet for 1 minute or until melted. Spread chocolate evenly and sprinkle with 1/3 cup coarsely chopped candy. Cool completely before cutting. NOTE: You can substitute plain chocolate bars. You'll need 10 - 5/8 oz. bars.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 428 | Total Fat: 20.2g | Cholesterol: 58mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by psychocat   view full review
For those of you having trouble with the dough, remember that this is a sugar cookie dough. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by BARB72   view full review
I did not like this recipe at all. The dough was extremely sticky and hard to work with. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2002 by Tanya Belt   view full review
I absolutely love these!! Mine don't ever turn out bad, like others have stated and I have...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2002 by TONI LORENZ   view full review
great Christmas cookie
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2005 by MELANIE KENNEDY Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I don't know what I did wrong. I followed the directions completely and the next morning I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2004 by John G.   view full review
Clever concept. Just have to be careful cooking the cookie portion if you live in a "high...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2003 by TINA HUGHES   view full review
I totally agree with BARB72. This recipe sounded really great and looked good, but was too...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by Jeannie   view full review
These are so good! To keep my hands from getting dough all over them, I used waxed paper to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by BONLIV   view full review
A must have for our Christmas trays from now on, these are pretty as well as delicious and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2003 by SLMCIANO   view full review
My children love peppermint but were not crazy about this recipe. It would help to include...

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