These easy no bake Peppermint Mocha Cookie Dough Truffle Bars are just what your holiday cookie trays need this year.
Do you know what time it is? It's peanut butter jelly time...wait a minute? That's not right.
Ok, how about it's all things peppermint time!!! Oh, yeah baby! Time to bake those holiday treats like there is no tomorrow. I have been anxiously waiting for this day to get here. I mean if Hobby Lobby can decorate their stores in July for Christmas, it's ok if I start cranking the peppermint treats now, right?
We always wait until the Saturday after Thanksgiving to decorate our house for Christmas. It has been our family tradition to get the tree that day and start to pull out all the boxes from storage.
This year though, I am ready to put it all out now. The other day I was at Target (surprise, surprise) and I was going crazy over all the cute holiday stuff! I found these cute lanterns to make a centerpiece for our table. I figured why not put them out...no one will even notice if I start putting one thing out at a time, right?
Wrong! My husband walked through the room that night. He got all the way through, then stopped and said, "Wait!". He turned around and walked right to the table. He says the decorations are not allowed out yet. But the lanterns are still there. I'm just waiting for him to notice that I added a snowflake table runner to the table. (Hey, babe...did you notice it was there yet?)
I also bought a few bags of Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips from Walmart. I couldn't wait any longer to bust open a bag and getting going on a fun treat. And to eat a few handfuls...I seriously love those chips!!!
I took these Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars and gave them a delicious holiday twist.
It has been a while since the last coffee treat, so I jazzed up the chocolate cookie dough with some instant coffee and coffee extract.
Now before you tell me that you don't like coffee, let me tell you that you cannot taste the coffee. So why do I put it in my chocolate? It enhances the chocolate and gives it a stronger chocolate taste. Who wouldn't want a better chocolate flavor in their treats?
The cookie dough doesn't have any eggs, so don't freak on me for that. Just butter, sugar, and flour pressed into a pan. Melt some chocolate and sprinkle with the peppermint goodness. Easy peasy pepperminty squeezy! Feel free to use whatever white chocolate you like. White chips, CandiQuik, Almond Bark, basically any white chocolate you have on hand or buy.
Just remember if you use white chocolate chips, you really will need to add some shortening to get it to melt properly. Yes, I said shortening! It won't kill ya! I use it all the time in my frosting and baking, and I'm still kicking! I really don't recommend butter for melting chocolate because there is still a little bit of water in butter, and that causes chocolate to seize. Believe me I tried for you. My white chocolate chips looked more like chocolate molding clay. So if you are going to use white chips, just for the love all things chocolate, use the shortening! Or use CandiQuik. I love how well that melts in the microwave. Just remember that it will end up a bit harder when it sets up, so cutting through it is just a bit harder. Make quick sharp cuts and you will be fine.
My husband and my youngest both agreed that these truffle bars were awesome...and they are my two that really don't care for sweets. So if they said these are good, you better make a batch pronto because that means they really are amazeballs!
Recipe
Peppermint Mocha Cookie Dough Truffle Bars
Chocolate and coffee cookie dough topped with white chocolate and peppermint is a great no bake treat to add to your holiday cookie trays.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon coffee extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ¼ cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 - 10 ounce bag white chocolate melts
- ½ cup Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 pan with foil. Spray with a nonstick baking spray.
- Beat the butter, sugar, and extract until creamy.
- Dissolve the instant coffee in the milk. Add the milk and salt and beat again.
- Slowly mix in the flour and cocoa powder until a soft dough forms. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Let set.
- Melt the white chocolate according to the package directions. Spread over the top of the truffle bars.
- Sprinkle with the peppermint crunch chips. Let set.
- Remove the foil from the pan. Use a sharp knife that has been warmed up under hot water and dried off to cut the bars into 36 squares.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 119Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 50mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g
More delicious and fun ways to use the Peppermint Crunch Chips in your holiday baking!
Kelly
These look delicious! My favorite holiday drink is a peppermint moch from Starbs so I am a fan of all things peppermint moch! Yum!
Amanda
These sound delicious and they are so pretty!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Amanda! 🙂
Des+@+Life's+Ambrosia
I am so ready for all the peppermint desserts! Peppermint mocha is one of my favorite treats this time of year so I LOVE this 🙂
Alli
I love the combination of chocolate and coffee. Throw in some peppermint and I'm so there! I could dig these for breakfast or anytime of the day.
Jocelyn Brubaker
These would make a fabulous breakfast!! 😉 Thanks Alli!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
I was looking for Peppermint Hersey kisses the day after halloween! #bloggerproblems #ican'tresist
Tonia
I am so ready for all things peppermint! It's a flavor I love all year, but it's great to really go nuts during the holidays.
Jocelyn Brubaker
I love it all year too, but it's somehow just extra special around Christmas! 😉
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel
You have totally made my day with these. I NEED to make them this Christmas!
Christine @ A Sprinkle of This and That
I so want one of these! Never too early for peppermint! We've got some snow flurries right now, so why not bring on Christmas too?
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yes! That's totally how I feel! 🙂
Chels+R.
I LOVE using coffee in chocolate. I hear it works well as a rub for meat when grilling, but I have yet to try that. And I knew as soon as I saw the title of this that you used those Andes mints from your instagram pic! I love what you created. So fun!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I'm dying to put up our Christmas decorations, but my husband won't let me just yet! But I am for sure sneaking in a few decorations here and there! 🙂 These bars look amazing, Jocelyn! Anything with peppermint is a winner in my book. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks for pinning, Gayle! 🙂
Mary Frances
We have that rule too and although no one has broken out the ornaments, we've had to stop the secret Christmas music 😉 Thank goodness there are no limits on peppermint! These bars are just right for getting into the holiday season. Pinned!