"These Frosted Peppermint Cookie Bars taste like Christmas. Sweet and buttery, both the bar and the frosting are kissed with just the right amount of peppermint...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour*
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1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 1/2 cups Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar, packed
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1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
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3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring/extract
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1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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1 cup Ghirardelli® Peppermint Chunks
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 cups Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
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Pinch kosher or sea salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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2 teaspoons milk
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Pink gel/paste food coloring