Welcome to Day #6 of Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen from Juanita’s Cocina! Each day we will be celebrating the holidays with a different set of Christmas-themed treats, as well as a fabulous Christmas giveaway. We hope you enjoy this fabulous event. Tune in each day starting Monday, December 9th and ending Saturday, December 14th.

I’m so sad that today is the end of #ChristmasWeek but we’re ending it with a bang! First, these Mint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars are A.Mazing! And the giveaway we have to end this week is even more A.Mazing!!

So keep on scrolling down, check out the recipe & then get entered to win some serious goodies from #CakeBossBaking!

Mint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars

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Servings bars

Ingredients

for the sugar cookie bars:

2 & 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

for the mint chocolate chip frosting:

1/2 cup butter softened
2 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 & 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
2 tablespoons milk
4-5 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

for the sugar cookie bars:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8x8 pan with non-stick cooking spray
In a large bowl sift together flour, salt, and baking soda.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each egg. Mix in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix just until combined.
Spread into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 10-15 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean
Cool completely.

for the mint chocolate chip frosting:

While the cookie bars are cooling, make the frosting -
Cream the butter. Beat in the sugar and peppermint extract. Add the milk (add more sugar or milk to get desired consistency, I made it exactly as written.) Add drops of green food coloring until you get your desired color of green. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Frost cookie bars. Cut into squares.

Notes

The frosting made the way it is written is not a thick frosting (it wouldn't stand up on cupcakes) If you'd prefer a thick frosting, you will need to add more powdered sugar.

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Now be sure to head over & check out all of the other #ChristmasWeek Peeps for more Holiday Baking Goodness:

How To Make Perfect Gingerbread People by Cravings of a Lunatic
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cobbler by Juanita’s Cocina
S’mores Fudge by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Cherry Noir Noel by Noshing With The Nolands
Japanese Blondies by Ninja Baking
Peanut Brittle by Food Lust People Love
Elf Nibbles by Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookies with Salted Caramel by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
Gingerbread Men Cookies by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Mint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars by Mom’s Test Kitchen
Penuche by Cooking In Stilettos
Triple Orange Biscotti by Liv Life
Homemade Caramels by Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Kerstol (Dutch Christmas Bread) by The Dutch Baker’s Daughter
Dark Chocolate Orange Ricotta Tart with Honey Almond Crust by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Tropical Toffee Brittle by Home Cooking Memories
Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Cookies by Pineapple and Coconut
Lemon-Pistachio and White Chocolate Biscotti by The Little Ferraro Kitchen

And now for the awesome giveaway:

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