Every year I make something yummy for the neighbors mainly to apologize for anything my children may have done during the year just to be neighborly. Last year I made The Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls. They are super yummy and everyone loved them but they are also very time consuming when you have a little baby who demands to eat and stuff. So this year I had to simplify the plan a little bit. I decided to make Peppermint Cheesecake Brownie Bars instead. The recipe is easy and the end result is delicious.
Ingredients:
1 tube of sugar cookie dough
1 family size box of brownie mix
2 pkgs (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
2 tsp peppermint extract, divided
2.5 cups white chocolate chips
4 candy canes
Directions:
1. Prepare brownie mix as directed on the box. Stir in 1 tsp peppermint extract. Bake as directed on box.
2. While brownies are baking, press sugar cookie dough into bottom of 13x9 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes until edges are lightly golden brown. Let cool.
4. When brownies are done baking, cut off all the hard edges and discard....or eat them like I did because it's a shame to waste perfectly good brownie edges.
5. Crumble baked pan of brownies into large mixing bowl and add 2 pkgs of softened cream cheese. Mix well. (I forgot to take a picture of that step so use your imagination). After mixing, spread the brownie mixture on top of cookie layer.
6. Melt the 2.5 cups of white chocolate chips in microwave until smooth. Stir in remaining 1 tsp of peppermint extract.
7. Working quickly, evenly spread white chocolate over top of brownie layer.
8. Place 4 candy canes in a ziploc bag and crush into small pieces.
9. Sprinkle crushed candy cane bits over top of the white chocolate layer.
10. Lightly score the top of the chocolate to prevent cracking and put in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to help set the chocolate. After chocolate is set, cut into bars.
11. Put bars into cute Christmas tupperware lined with festive tissue paper and deliver to grateful neighbors.
3 People think I should be medicated:
I'm gonna try it...looks easy.
thanks,
bunny
We've done our baking for the holiday gifting all ready but I want to save this idea. I usually look for something different to make around Valentines Day and I use up candy canes with whatever I make. (last yr I melted them into hearts!) This looks like fun and I might give it a whirl. You have to promise it is delish though as I can't eat chocolate so I can't taste test before I feed the masses! LOL
Brownie edges are my favorite part! This recipe looks yummy. I may have to make it for CPS. They won't mind if I stir in a couple boxes of ExLax with the brownie mix, right?
xoxo
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