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Chocolate Lover’s Peppermint Bark Squares

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Updated Feb 23, 2011
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These irresistible bars have mint in all the right places. With the help of refrigerated cookie dough, they're easy and quick, too! From Nicole Trager, Bake-Off® Monthly Challenge.

Chocolate Lover’s Peppermint Bark Squares

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in cocoa until well blended. Press in bottom of ungreased 8-inch square pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until set. Immediately sprinkle with milk chocolate chips. Cover with foil; let stand 5 minutes to melt. Spread melted chocolate evenly. Refrigerate about 45 minutes or just until chocolate is set.
  • Step 
    3
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave white vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Stir in peppermint extract. Spread over milk chocolate layer. Place candies in food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; coarsely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. Sprinkle crushed candies on top. Refrigerate about 45 minutes or just until set. For squares, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition

320 Calories
16g Total Fat
3g Protein
40g Total Carbohydrate
32g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
9g
47%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
140mg
6%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
40g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
32g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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