Peppermint Buttercream Bars
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 4 tablespoons whipping cream
Recipe
- 1 heat oven to 350ºf.
- 2 in small mixer bowl combine sugar, 3/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon cream.
- 3 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy (1 minute).
- 4 by hand, stir in all remaining crust ingredients except chocolate chips.
- 5 press on bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
- 6 bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- 7 sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- 8 let stand 2 minutes; spread over crust.
- 9 cool 20 minutes.
- 10 meanwhile, in large mixer bowl combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese, salt and peppermint extract flavoring.
- 11 beat at medium speed, gradually adding enough whipping cream to reach desired consistency and scraping bowl often, until smooth (1 to 2 minutes).
- 12 spread over cooled chocolate layer.
- 13 refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour) cut into bars.
- 14 store refrigerated.
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