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CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARS RECIPE - NYT COOKING



Chocolate Peppermint Bars Recipe - NYT Cooking image

A little-known fact: Creamy chocolate-covered peppermint patties are not hard to make at home. Here, the minty filling and chocolate coating are layered onto a cocoa-imbued shortbread base, which adds a cookie crunch to each bite. These keep well, so you can make them a week ahead; store airtight at room temperature. They also freeze well. The coconut oil makes the chocolate coating slightly shinier and a little more brittle in a good way, so use it if you have it. But if you don't have it on hand, you can omit it.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Total Time 1 hours 10 minutes

Yield 36 squares

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup/125 grams all-purpose flour
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
2 tablespoons/15 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons/113 grams unsalted butter (1 stick)
3 1/4 cups/405 grams confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons/43 grams unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup/60 milliliters heavy cream
2 1/4 teaspoons/10 milliliters peppermint extract, or to taste
9 ounces/255 grams bittersweet chocolate (at least 60 percent cocoa solids), chopped
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9-inch-square baking pan with parchment paper, allowing 2 inches of paper to hang over the sides.
  • Make the shortbread: In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add butter and process until a smooth dough forms. Press dough evenly into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake until firm to the touch, and sides of the crust are beginning to pull away from the pan, about 25 minutes. Cool completely.
  • Make the filling: In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, cream and peppermint extract. Beat until mixture forms a thick, smooth paste. Press filling evenly over shortbread. Chill to set the filling for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
  • Use parchment paper overhang to lift the shortbread and peppermint out of the baking pan and onto a cutting board. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares (there should be 36 squares). Place squares on a rack placed over a parchment-lined sheet tray, and let them come to room temperature for about 15 minutes.
  • In the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, melt 7 ounces chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove from heat, add remaining 2 ounces chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes.
  • Add coconut oil, if using, and stir the chocolate until smooth. Spoon 1 teaspoon chocolate on top of a cut peppermint square, using the back of the spoon to spread chocolate to the edges. Be sure to fully cover the top of the square with chocolate. (Leave the sides exposed, though it's O.K. if some of the chocolate drips down.) Repeat with remaining squares.
  • Let squares sit at room temperature until chocolate is set, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 139, UnsaturatedFatContent 2 grams, CarbohydrateContent 21 grams, FatContent 6 grams, FiberContent 1 gram, ProteinContent 1 gram, SaturatedFatContent 4 grams, SodiumContent 15 milligrams, SugarContent 18 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams

MILK CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARK RECIPE | ALLRECIPES



Milk Chocolate Peppermint Bark Recipe | Allrecipes image

This peppermint bark has a delicious milk chocolate layer on the bottom with white chocolate and bits of candy canes on top.

Provided by caityb19

Categories     Desserts    Chocolate Dessert Recipes    White Chocolate

Total Time 2 hours 0 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Yield 3 1/2 pounds

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 (12 ounce) packages milk chocolate chips
2 (12 ounce) packages white chocolate chips
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
8 peppermint candy canes, crushed, divided

Steps:

  • Line a 12x18 inch jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.
  • Melt the milk chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 5 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Stir in the peppermint extract. Spread the chocolate evenly in the prepared pan; chill until set, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup of the crushed candy canes. Spread the white chocolate mixture evenly over the milk chocolate. Sprinkle the remaining candy cane pieces evenly over the white chocolate layer. Chill until set, about 1 hour. Break into small pieces to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.2 calories, CarbohydrateContent 20.2 g, CholesterolContent 7.4 mg, FatContent 9.3 g, ProteinContent 1.9 g, SaturatedFatContent 5.6 g, SodiumContent 38.8 mg, SugarContent 17.7 g

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