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Chocolate-Peppermint Bars

Chocolate-Peppermint Bars
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Chocolate-Peppermint Bars a try. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 649 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up powdered sugar, salt, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

1
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts until blended.
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Stir together flour and next 2 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
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3
Divide dough in half; flatten each into a disk.
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Roll each disk to 1/4-inch thickness between 2 sheets of wax paper.
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Transfer dough, in wax paper, to a baking sheet; chill 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 35
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Working with 1 portion of dough at a time, remove top wax paper; cut into 2 1/2- x 3/4-inch rectangles, rerolling dough scraps once.
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Place 1 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
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Bake at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.
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10
Microwave dark chocolate morsels in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
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Drizzle over cookies.
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Sprinkle crushed hard peppermint candies over cookies.
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Let stand until firm. Store in airtight containers.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 40 m.
Servings6
Health Score2
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