Chocolate Mint Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
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Yield:
32 bars
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Total Time:
55 mins
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Prep Time:
30 mins
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Cook Time:
25 mins
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup Mazola® Corn Oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 package (10 ounces) mint semi-sweet chocolate chips OR 2 cups chopped mint candies*
- Granulated OR coarse sugar for garnishing
Instructions
- Step 1) Preheat oven to 350°.
- Step 2) Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside in a small bowl. Combine 1 cup sugar and oil in a large bowl with electric mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in mint chips.
- Step 3) Press dough into 13 x 9-inch ungreased baking pan. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until bars are lightly browned around the edges but still soft in the center. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars before serving.
- *Substitute Variations – in place of mint chocolate chips, try the following.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies: 1 cup mini chocolate chips plus 1 cup peanut butter chips.
- Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies: 1 cup mini chocolate chips plus 2/3 cup toffee bits.
- Chocolate Candy Cookies: 1 package (12 ounces) mini candy coated chocolate pieces (1-1/2 cups).
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Cookies: 1 cup mini chocolate chips plus 3/4 cup of salted peanuts.