Snow-Topped Mint Bars
(from jerseyjenny’s recipe box)
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/12/01/cookiegallery/index.shtml
Source: St. Petersburg Times
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Christmas, bar cookies, cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candy or candy canes
- Confectioners’ sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9- by 13-inch baking pan.
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Cream butter and sugar until light colored and fluffy.
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Beat in egg and vanilla.
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Add 1 cup flour, mix well, then add milk. Incorporate remaining cup of flour.
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Beat well for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Stir in crushed peppermint and pour into prepared pan.
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Bake in center of oven 20 to 25 minutes.
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Cool completely, then sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
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Cut into bars.