Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars Recipe


Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars Recipe for the Christmas Holidays

So what does a Mud Hen Bar taste like?  It’s like taking a gooey-yummy roasted marshmallow and puting it between two soft and chewy, chocolate chip cookies.  Now imagine for a moment, taking dark chocolate Dove peppermint candies and using them instead of chocolate chips…HEAVEN!

These bars are a great dessert to add to your holiday cookie platter.  They are easier to make than your traditional chocolate chip cookie because you cook them in a casserole dish and cut them in to bars–you get to avoid all that scooping and baking in individual batches.

I took these over to a friends house last night, and they requested the recipe, so I decided I would do it as a post.  Hope you enjoy my version of Mud Hen Bars this Holiday Season!

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars Recipe

1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 Whole Egg
2 Egg Yolks
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1-1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
10 Large Marshmallows, cut into bite size pieces
10 Dark Chocolate Peppermint Dove Candies, chopped into pieces
2 Egg Whites
3/4 cup brown sugar

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creamed sugar, butter, eggs
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vanilla extract and almond extract

1. Add first 6 ingredients to mixing bowl, cream for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.

2. Add flour and baking powder to creamed butter mixture. Mix until blended.

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Dough
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dough spread in greased pan

3. Remove dough from mixer, and spread evenly in a greased 9×13 casserole dish.

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Dove Chocolates
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Dove chocolates and marshmallows
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Chopped Dove Peppermint Chocolates

4. Top dough with chopped chocolate candies and chopped marshmallows.

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Eggs whites forming stiff peaks
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meringue mixed with brown sugar
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meringue spread on top

5. In a mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. (Like a meringue). Gently fold in brown sugar until evenly incorporated. Spread meringue mixture evenly across top of candies and marshmallows.

6. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-42 minutes until center of dough is baked through, and no longer runny.

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Dove Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars Recipe

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mud Hen Bars Recipe

1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 Whole Egg
2 Egg Yolks
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1-1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
10 Large Marshmallows, cut into bite size pieces
10 Dark Chocolate Peppermint Dove Candies, chopped into pieces
2 Egg Whites
3/4 cup brown sugar

1. Add first 6 ingredients to mixing bowl, cream for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.

2. Add flour and baking powder to creamed butter mixture. Mix until blended.

3. Remove dough from mixer, and spread evenly in a greased 9×13 casserole dish.

4. Top dough with chopped chocolate candies and marshmallows.

5. In a mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. (Like a meringue). Gently fold in brown sugar until evenly incorporated. Spread meringue mixture evenly across top of candies and marshmallows.

6. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-42 minutes until center of dough is baked through, and no longer runny.