Sometimes you just need to have a good, quick, festive treat in your arsenal, that’s also incredibly yummy.
These are that. This is it. Here it is.
I have become slightly obsessed with mixing cream cheese, powdered sugar and whipped cream together lately. It’s basically the perfect dessert in my book. A little like cheesecake, a little like mousse, and a little like frosting. Anything that can cover all those bases in one spoonful has my vote.
So I did what any normal person would do.
I slathered it all over the top of a cookie bar.
I did something very similar a while back with these Dreamy Oreo Brownies…remember?
But this time I switched it up and made it holiday-ish.
And I used Candy Cane Kisses, which are my December addiction…
So let’s talk Dreamy Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars…
First, you are going to start this whole situation with a short-cut…
Pillsbury has done all the heavy lifting here and made Peppermint Sugar Cookie Dough.
Thanks guys.
(If you can’t find this dough, no problem..I have a simple fix in the recipe below)
Just spread it all in a 9×13 pan.
Bake it up and let it cool completely…
Meanwhile make some whipped cream…
Then mix your powdered sugar and cream cheese together…
I did double bowl duty, using one bowl for the whipped cream, the other for the cream cheese and powdered sugar.
Next chop up some of those Candy Cane Kisses and add them into the cream cheese/powdered sugar mixture…
Mix those in all nice-like…
Fold in your whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and spread it on top of your cooked cookie…
Then all you have to do is chill it for a bit and eat!
And eat, and eat and eat…
Dreamy Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars
Description
makes 24 bars
Ingredients
- 1 “Value Size” Roll of Peppermint Sugar Cookie Dough (*See NOTES for alterations if you can’t find the Peppermint Sugar Cookie Dough)
- 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped Candy Cane Kisses (about half a bag)
- 8 oz heavy cream, whipped into whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray 9×13 pan with non-stick spray
- Press pre-made dough into pan and bake approx 25 minutes until just set.
- Let cool completely.
- Whip heavy cream 1 1/2 – 2 minutes until stiff peaks form, set aside.
- Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Add chopped Candy Cane Kisses into the cream cheese mixture and stir until combined.
- Fold in whipped cream until evenly combined.
- Spread on top of cookie and chill for at least an hour before cutting into squares.
Notes
store refrigerated for up to 3 days.
If you can’t find the Peppermint Sugar Cookie dough, you can crush up 1 cup of peppermint candies or candy canes and knead them into a roll of sugar cookie dough.
I made these last night & they are soo dreamy!! I couldn’t find that cookie dough so I just used 2 regular sized sugar cookie dough packs then added 1 tsp of peppermint extract, 6 Tbsp of flour & 6-7 crushed up candy canes (from an old Pampered Chef recipe I had called Candy Cane bars-these were better!!). Oh my- your frosting is to die for! I just love your recipes Shelly 🙂
So, I haven’t actually tried these yet (the eating, not the making) but I have tasted each part along the way. 😉 I have not been able to find candy cane kisses this year (what?!?) so I substituted some white chocolate and candy canes pulverized in the blender. Mixed with the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and whipped cream, the topping is divine. Like I could just sit on the couch with the bowl in my lap and a spoon. Also, I used an 11×14 jelly roll pan instead so I could get more cookies from the recipe. There was plenty of frosting to cover (it seems it might have been super thick in 9×13). Just some tips for options! Now I will go to sleep so I can wake up and eat these cookies or breakfast…
These look so yummy!! I am so going to make and share these!! I am having trouble finding the cookie dough…do you have a suggestion for a substitute? Is there crunchy peppermint in the dough or more of a creamy peppermint chip? Add peppermint extract? Do you think you could add peppermint to a ready made dough and get the same result? Thanks so much!!!
Love peppermint and love sugar cookies. I don’t think these would last until Christmas! I have to agree with you cream cheese, powdered sugar and whipped cream make a perfect topping for, well, anything! Then you added some peppermint, seriously awesome.
Oh my gosh YES. If we weren’t driving 15 hours for Christmas, I would totally be bringing these with me…
Where has that cookie dough been all my life??
Sweet dreams indeed!
Eat and Eat and eat til I fall over you mean. My goodness I don’t think I’ve ever been this intrigued by a cookie bar before! And I love the cookie dough shortcut – always a plus when things get hectic. Yum!
yum! pillsbury makes peppermint sugar cookies– must get some now 🙂
These look totally amazing, pinning now to try later!