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I’m not afraid to admit that baking is not a strong skill of mine. I struggle with baking and although I’m at a way better place than I was years ago, I tend to still stick to the easier recipes!
This is when I discovered easier ways to make treats with pre-made baking goodies like cookie dough, puff pastry, and pie crusts! My favorite brands to use are Pillsbury or President’s Choice. In this recipe, I used Pillsbury’s Sugar Cookie Dough.
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HERE IS HOW TO MAKE CANDY CANE SUGAR COOKIE BARS:
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE INGREDIENTS?
You can find the ingredients for this Christmas dessert at any grocery store, especially during the holidays! They are super common in most parts of the world now. Candy canes might be the only thing that would be harder to find but you can get sugar cookie dough and white chocolate from most places.
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients to make these candy cane sugar cookie bars are literally only 3 things!
- Candy Canes
- White Chocolate
- Sugar Cookie Dough
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?
The equipment you need for this recipe is really just one baking pan! I love how little mess you make with this recipe as some baking treats really use a lot of different dishes. If you want the cookie bars to be thicker, you can use a smaller square pan and make 9 bars. If you want the bars to be thin, you can use a larger baking dish. To crush the candy canes, I just use a ziplock and hit them with a wooden spoon but you can also use a mortar and pestle or food processor/blender!
CAN I SUBSTITUTE/ADD ANYTHING OUT?
You sure can! I love providing recipes as guides or inspirations for everyone! I get lots of my recipe inspiration from other recipe creators to make them my own as well. You can use a different cookie base like gingerbread, shortbread, chocolate chip etc.
If white chocolate is not for you, you can use milk or dark chocolate too! All equally delicious 🙂
If you’d like it to be extra candy cane/peppermint tasting, you can also add in peppermint extra or candy cane extract to the cookie base or white chocolate! You can also add in other toppings like nuts or dried fruit. Yum!
WHAT DOES CANDY CANE SUGAR COOKIE BARS TASTE LIKE?
If you love white chocolate and candy cane, this one is for you! I love melted crunchy candy cane so this recipe is one of my favs. I love getting bars and loaves as treats when I visit Starbucks or other coffee shops so this just makes me happy to be able to make them in a super easy way at home.
HOW LONG DOES IT KEEP FOR?
These can definitely keep for a long time! I store mine in the freezer for up to a month and just thaw out what I want to eat. It tastes amazing fresh but you can definitely enjoy them at a later time too. You can store than on the counter at room temp for about 3-5 days then I do recommend storing them in the fridge and just taking them out when you can.
INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS RECIPE?
I made the most delicious mini candy cane cookies recipe guest post for my other blogger friends, The Grumpy Olive, the year before this and thought what better than to take that recipe and basically transform it into another for my own! I love candy cane recipes after all and cookie bars seem like the right choice!
ANY OTHER NOTES?
The only note for this is that you’ll definitely need the cookie bars to cool as the white chocolate is all melted. I leave it on the counter for about 20-30 minutes then just pop in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cutting into them. If you’re using a glass baking pan, just be sure that the cookie bars are completely cool so they don’t crack!
Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 Package Sugar Cookie Dough
- 2 Bars White Chocolate
- Crushed Candy Canes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F then line your baking dish with parchment paper.
- Flatten out the sugar cookie dough evenly across the bottom of the baking dish. Make sure to get the corners!
- Bake the sugar cookie dough for about 4-6 minutes or until it is halfway done.
- Take the sugar cookie dough out and place your white chocolate across the surface of your sugar dough then tops with crushed candy canes. Save a bit of candy cane for later.
- Return to the oven and bake it for the last remainder of the time according to the package. About 6-8 minutes depending on how thin the layer is.
- Once done, remove from oven and let cool. Top with the last bit of crushed candy cane. When fully cooled, pop in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cutting.
- Serve and enjoy!
Enjoy!
Xo,
Lynn
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Quick, easy only 3 ingredients!
These look so delicious! Very festive, too! I’m sure they would be the hit of any holiday gathering. It’s nice to have a quick and easy recipe on hand for holiday parties and gift giving.
I like that this is so simple and easy to do. The holidays can be a busy time and so it’s great to have some tasty baking that doesn’t involve too much time or ingredients. Fab idea!
I love that you made this super simple… that’s kind of my thing lol. These look so delicious and I love anything and everything candy cane so thank you for sharing! I cannot wait to try to make these, and Im going grocery shopping tomorrow so perfect timing!
It looks so good
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