Day 8 of 12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

Every time I look at the picture of these cookies my heart aches. I had my first kitchen disaster in a while with these. As I was placing them into the refrigerator to chill I dropped the pan! Luckily I was able to salvage some of the cookies…but they don’t look nearly as pretty as they should. I may have failed in aesthetics with these cookies, but the taste is a definite victory!

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 C salted butter
1 C sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 C of all-purpose flour
1/2 t of baking powder
¼ t salt
12 ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 C crushed candy canes

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar
until light and fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla.  In a small bowl, sift
together flour, baking powder and salt.  Add dry ingredients to the
butter mixer. The dough should look crumbly.   Pat dough into the
bottom of a 9×13 baking pan which has been sprayed with non-stick
spray.  Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are nice and golden
brown.  Allow the cookie crust to cool in the pan for 1 hour.  Place
chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for 1 minute.
Stir chocolate chips until smooth.  Spread chocolate mixture evenly on
top of the cookie crust.  Sprinkle crushed candy canes evenly on top
of the chocolate bar.  Place bars in the refrigerator for 1 hour until
cook.  Cut into triangles.  Enjoy!

Source: The Family Kitchen