Candy Cane Cookie Bars

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 184kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Soft and moist Candy Cane Cookie Bars, which are baked in a sheet pan, then smeared with melted chocolate, and topped with more crushed candy canes, is bound to be a new holiday favourite! These make holiday baking fun and easy!

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup candy canes, crushed
2 cups mini chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar with a hand mixer.
Add the egg and mix well into the butter mixture.
Add the flour, salt, vanilla and 1/4 cup of crushed candy canes. Mix well to combine.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. I always use a half sheet pan, which is 18"x13"
Turn the cookie mixture out onto the parchment paper and press with your hands to form a flat, rectangular-shape, about 1/4 inch thick.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the cookie base.
Return the oven for 90 seconds.
Remove from oven and smear the chocolate evenly with an offset spatula.
Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup crushed candy canes.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Using a pizza cutter, trim along the rough edges (those are for you to munch on right away!) and cut the entire cookie into 32 squares.

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