Candy Cane Cookie Bars
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 c butter unsalted, room temperature
- ⅔ c sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract or flavoring
- 2 c all-purpose flour divided
- ½ c milk
- 6 standard candy canes crushed (about 1/3 c)
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. (Or spray with baking spray.) Set it aside for now.
- In your mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until they are pale and fluffy.
- Add in the egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Beat again for just a minute.
- Add in half of the flour and mix in well.
- Mix in the milk.
- Add in the rest of the flour and mix well. Be sure to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula to incorporate all of the ingredients.
- Stir in the crushed candy canes. Your dough will be very stiff.
- Spread the mixture evenly into your baking dish.
- HINT: Press the dough down with clean, damp hands. This will allow you to handle the dough without it sticking to you. Alternatively, placing your hand inside a plastic sandwich bag also works.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cookie is done the middle and very lightly golden around the edges.
- Cool completely.
- Sprinkle the top with a dusting of powdered sugar and cut into bars.
- Enjoy!
See This Recipe:
https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/candy-cane-cookie-bars/Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 8mg | Sugar: 13g
