These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars are so fast and easy to make. All the goodness of a sugar cookie without the effort. Perfect for your Christmas Cookie Exchange!
Course
Dessert
Keyword
cookie bars, peppermint cookies
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time15minutes
Total Time30minutes
Servings18servings
AuthorAmy
Ingredients
Cookie Bars
3/4cupbutterroom temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
1largeegg
1largeegg white
1 1/2Tbspsour cream
1tspvanilla extract
1/4tsppeppermint extract
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1/2tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
3/4cupchocolate chips
Peppermint Frosting
1/4cupsalted buttersoftened
2cupspowdered sugar
2-3Tbsphalf and half
1/2tspvanilla
1/4tsppeppermint extract
4-6eachcrushed candy canes
Instructions
COOKIE BARS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Butter a 13″ x 9″ baking dish, set aside.
In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 3-4 minutes.
Mix in the egg and the egg white until well combined.
Add sour cream, vanilla and peppermint extract and mix until blended.
Slowly add dry ingredients and stir until combined.
Mix in chocolate chips.
Grease a spatula and gently press cookie bar mixture into greased baking dish.
Bake 15 – 17 minutes on 375 degrees until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not overcook.
Cool completely, frost and cut into squares.
FROSTING
In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, whip together butter and powdered sugar and half and half until fluffy.