PEPPERMINT BARK COOKIES

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Peppermint bark is a delicious combination of chocolate, white chocolate and peppermint. These peppermint bark cookies combine all of those classic and delicious flavors into a buttery soft cookie that everyone loves!

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Ingredients Flour Butter  Brown Sugar White Sugar  Vanilla  Peppermint Extract  Egg  Baking Powder  Salt  White Chocolate Chips  Chocolate Chips Peppermint Candies

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Cream together butter and sugars, add egg, vanilla and peppermint extract.  Whisk together salt, flour and baking powder.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. 

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Place peppermints in a zip top bag and crush with a mallet or rolling pin. 

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Make sure to finely crush the peppermints. If desired you can crush extra to garnish the finished cookies. 

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Fold white chocolate chips, chocolate chips and crushed peppermints into the cookie dough. Mix until evenly incorporated. 

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Roll dough into a log with a diameter of about 2 inches. Wrap in wax paper or parchment paper and refrigerate for at least an hour. 

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With a sharp knife slice the cookie dough in 1/4-1/2 inch slices. 

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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange dough slices about 2 inches apart.  Bake at 350 for 10-14 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.  Allow to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before placing on a wire rack to cool. 

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Enjoy!!  Perfect with a cup of hot chocolate, or to box up and gift to a teacher or neighbor!