Peppermint Cookie Bark (cookie Mix)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 12 red starlight peppermint candies
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package betty crocker chocolate chip cookie mix
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup vanilla baking chips
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f
• 2 spray 15x10-inch pan with sides with cooking spray.
• 3 in resealable food-storage plastic bag, place mints.
• 4 with rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet, coarsely crush mints.
• 5 pour crushed mints into fine strainer; shake lightly so tiny pieces fall into large bowl (reserve larger pieces of mints for garnish).
• 6 in large bowl with tiny mint pieces, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until stiff dough forms.
• 7 press into pan.
• 8 bake 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
• 10 in small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips and oil on high 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth.
• 11 with fork, drizzle half of melted chips over cooled bars.
• 12 sprinkle with reserved crushed mints.
• 13 drizzle with remaining melted chips.
• 14 let stand until set, about 10 minutes.
• 15 break into irregular 2- to 3-inch pieces.
• 16 store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.