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Ingredients

1 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract 5 drops red food coloring 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup crushed peppermint candy canes, divided 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Nutrition Info

428 calories carbohydrate: 61 g cholesterol: 56.2 mg fat: 20.2 g fiber: 1.4 g protein: 3.4 g saturatedFat: 12.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 172.8 mg sugar: 37 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C) and grease a 9x13-inch pan.
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, peppermint extract, and food coloring. Add flour and salt till well blended. Stir in 2/3 cup finely crushed candy. Spread evenly into the greased pan.
Bake until firm, about 25 minutes.
After removing from oven, immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Cover with a cookie sheet for 1 minute or until melted. Spread chocolate evenly and sprinkle with 1/3 cup coarsely chopped candy. Cool completely before cutting.

2 dozen

Christmas bar cookie. Dough is similar to sugar cookie with peppermint added. Topped with melted chocolate and crushed candy canes.