Chocolate Peppermint Bar Cookies
Rich chocolate cookie bars studded with chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candies, creating the perfect blend of chocolate and mint flavors. These decadent bars feature a chewy, brownie-like texture with a festive peppermint crunch.
Ingredients
- •½ cup all-purpose flour
- •½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •¾ cup dark brown sugar
- •1 whole egg
- •1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- •1 cup peppermint hard candies
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 13- by 9-inch metal baking pan with 1 sheet of foil, allowing 2 inches of foil to hang over each end of pan, and butter foil (except overhang).
5 min
- 2.
Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
3 min
- 3.
Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg until combined. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips and candy.
8 min
- 4.
Spread dough evenly in pan and bake until puffed and beginning to pull away from sides of pan, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, then, lifting with foil, transfer to a cutting board. Cut into bars and lift off foil with a spatula.
50 min
