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Gourmet
December 2006

Chocolate Peppermint Bar Cookies

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Chocolate Peppermint Bar CookiesRomulo Yanes

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 32 (2 1/4- by 1/2-inch) bars

Ingredients

1

/2 cup all-purpose flour

1

/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)

1

teaspoon baking soda

1

/2 teaspoon salt

1

stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened

3

/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

1

large egg

1

cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

1

cup coarsely crushed peppermint hard candies (1/4 lb)

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Preparation

  1. Step 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).

    Step 2

    Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.

    Step 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.

    Step 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.

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