Holiday Cookie Bars

Today my son and I ran to Costco for their jumbo pack of toilet paper. That stuff lasts forever! We managed to get out of there just under the $150 mark. That place is a zoo right now!

One of the things we picked up in addition to the necessities was a big ol' container of peppermint bark. I'm totally nuts for peppermint bark. Each year around this time I buy a teensy little bag of it from Peet's Coffee. It never lasts long enough. The one at Costco is a great deal. Go look for it!

I decided to use a bit of my bark on top of these cookie bars.



I also used dark chocolate chips, vanilla chips, and some pecans.



I used the basic Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe but instead of mixing in the goodies, I pressed them into the top of the dough.



Spreading the dough into the glass pan was a pain in the hiney. It was so darn sticky!



Holiday Cookie Bars
recipe adapted from Nestle

2 1/4 cups AP flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup chopped peppermint bark
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup vanilla chips

Combine the flour, soda, and salt, set aside. Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Gradually mix in the flour mixture.

Spread dough into a greased 13x9 baking pan. Top with peppermint bark, nuts, and chips, pressing into top of dough. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Cool completely before cutting.

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I find the cooling before cutting part to be the hardest part of all! Yum!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thanks so much for your kind words regarding the loss of our parakeet.