Another yummy bar cookie recipe for the holidays. I also over baked this one a tad so may be take it out a bit sooner than you think.

2 1/2 cups flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 sticks butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg, at room temperature

2 teaspoons red gel food coloring

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

1 1/4 cups white chocolate chips

1/3 cup red candy melts

1/3 cup lightly crushed peppermint candies

1 Heat oven to 350. Spray 9 x 13″ pan with cooking spray.

2 Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl.

3 Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with a mixer on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, then beat in food coloring, vanilla, and peppermint extract, scraping down bowl as needed. Beat in flour mixture in two batches just until combined.

4 Spread dough in prepared pan to make an even layer. Bake until set and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 -40 minutes.

5 As soon as bars come out of oven, sprinkle white chocolate chips in a single layer. Let sit for 2 minutes to soften then spread into a thin layer. Put the red candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and zap at 30 second intervals until melted and smooth. Transfer to a resealable bag and snip one corner off. Pipe diagonal stripes on top of the white chocolate. Sprinkle with peppermint candies.

recipe from Food Network