Good thing about today: It’s Friday.
Bad thing about today: I was greeted this morning with a –6 F temperature..if that doesn’t wake you up, I don’t know what will.
But besides complaining talking about the temperatures, I finished decorating my apartment for the holiday season!! So take a minute to enjoy my version of “Deck the Halls”!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, 
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Yule tide treasures,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
♫♫♫♫♫
And can you believe that it’s already Week 10 of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies..we’re rolling right along! Today’s recipe I brainstormed on my 2 hour drive home to my parent’s house for Thanksgiving. We ended up having to make 3 types of bars for a family in town, so I contributed with my newfound recipe idea!
Peppermint Cookie Dough Brownies
Ingredients:
- 1 box of brownie mix—family size + ingredients called for on box
- 1 pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix + ingredients called for on box
- 1 bag of Ghirardelli Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Directions:
- Preheat oven according to brownie mix directions.
- Meanwhile prepare brownie mix as directed on box and pour into 9 x 13 greased pan.
- Next prepare sugar cookie dough as directed on package.
- Crush up all Ghirardelli squares and mix into sugar cookie dough.
- Take cookie dough and roll into Tbsp size balls. Drop evenly over the brownies.
- Bake according to brownie mix directions.
- Cool completely, about 1 hour, cut into even squares.
RECIPE NOTES: These were even better than I had imagined. How can you go wrong with 3 favorite treats in one?! Put these on your holiday baking list!
Meanwhile mom was baking her Pumpkin Pie Crunch Bars
What is on the top of your holiday baking list this year?? Links please :-]
25 comments:
How cute is your baking sheet ornament. Adorable!
Love all those cute foodie ornaments! Hope you feel better soon.
Gotta love decorating :) I just finished up our house yesterday too! I feel all christmasy already The bars sound really interesting. The bark is a cool add in. I'm not sure what Im making next, but its going to involve my Andes Mint Chips
Another MN blogger! I live in Mpls so I can definitely relate to waking up to FREEZING temps. Not fun. Those cookies look amazing by the way :)
Your cookie dough brownies look amazing! What a brilliant idea :) And the holiday decorations look great! We're putting ours up this afternoon :)
This year I'm baking red velvet sandwich cookies, white chocolate-dipped molasses cookies, gingerbread people, and chocolate-dipped pretzels...oh, and peanut butter balls, too! It's so much fun baking for the holidays, isn't it?
I bet your brownies were amazing! What a great taste treat of so many flavors together! Your tree looks so bright and festive!
This is so basic, but I wanna bake chewy sugar cookies. Or snickerdoodles. Your collection of cookies is so impressive!
I love your ornament collection, especially the baker bear. Seeing all of them, I can certainly see that the kitchen/baking is closest to your heart (mine too). Those brownies also look fantastic. Great idea. By the way, I'm holding a giveaway on my blog for Orglamix Organic makeup and you're welcome to come by and enter. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2010/12/orglamix-organic-mineral-makeup-review.html
Love the decorations and the bars! The cold temps, not so much, though!
Love your decorations! Not to mention a white tree! absolutely gorgeous! Snowmen are my favorite so I am adoring all of yours!
xo
Your post really put me in the holiday spirit. You really go all-out :-). The cookies also sound delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
That's really creative, what a good idea!(: I like how you used the chocolate peppermint bark, it always looks good but I've never tried it before.
Love your Christmas tree! So pretty =) I love any baking ideas involving peppermint! Gosh, there are so many things on my list to bake, I don't know what is next!
yuuuum!!! love the ornaments!
Love your decorations..noticed the Bemidji one...we are almost neighbors! I'm about 45 minutes away. My son is at UMD...but some of his friends went to Bemidji. It's a small world!
Your brownies look awesome!
I love those decorations and you look ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE in that picture! =)
i love all of your ornaments...i add a few to my collection every year. it's one of my favorite christmas tradtions!
Your Xmas Tree is sooooooo beautiful! Love it!
And is a very nice idea to make a cookie dough brownie ! All goodness in one recipe!
Happy holidays to you! Love the creative cookie recipe. Awesome.
YUM! These brownies look amazing. Unfortunately with school coming to an end and graduation in sight and I had little to no time with the holiday baking list. However, I would look to see what other people have on theirs!
LOVE the white tree... and every single ornament is adorable. Those bars look phenomenal as well!
PS - I'm hosting a giveaway for a healthy cookbook. Check it out if you're interested! :)
OMGoodness... Cookie dough brownies? Maybe the most brilliant thing ever.
I love your tree! And your ornaments are all darling!
You're seen what's on my baking list, and there's more to come :) But the best has been maple snickerdoodles and I'm posting that recipe tomorrow :)
STAY WARM!!!!!!!!! It's cold here, but not THAT cold!
-6F, yikes! Wake up calls are never good, but that is pure evil. I love white Christmas trees and yours is beautiful. Great job brainstorming on the cookie dough brownies. They look delicious!
SO CUTE!!!!
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