Candy Cane Kiss Cookie Bars

These Candy Cane Kiss Cookie Bars have little specks of white chocolate and peppermint candy cane kisses throughout and are topped with a cream cheese frosting.

CANDY CANE SUGAR COOKIE BARS

My friend stopped by a few days ago with a whole platter of Christmas treats. If you want to make me happy, that is definitely the way. Making treats for my own neighbors and friends is a tradition I do every year. I’ve found that the sugar cookies are always popular and always the first to go.

As much as I love sugar cookies, I hate rolling those suckers out. These bars have little specks of white chocolate and peppermint candy cane kisses throughout and are topped with a cream cheese frosting.

HOW TO MAKE THESE

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
2. For the bars: In a large bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
4. In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined.
5. Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. Mixture will be thick. Mix in the chopped Hershey kisses.
6. Press dough into the baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges begin to have a touch of golden brown. Do not overbake! Remove from oven and let the bars cool in the pan.
7. For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until creamy. The mixture may seem dry at first but will become creamy after being beat for a while. Add a tablespoon of milk at a time until the frosting reaches the consistency you desire. Add a few drops of red food coloring and mix well. Frost cooled bars. Sprinkle with additional chopped candy cane kisses. Let set and cut into bars.

I’m sure finding a helper to unwrap all of those kisses won’t be a problem.

OTHER CHRISTMAS RECIPES:

• Melted Oreo Snowmen
• Grinch Heart Cookies
• Christmas Tree “Cheese” Ball
• Soft Eggnog Cookies
• Eggnog Gingerbread Trifle
• Cranberry and Feta Pinwheels
• North Pole Cupcakes
• Eggnog Eclair Cake
• Santa Claus Cookies

Candy Cane Kiss Cookie Bars

5 from 3 votes

These Candy Cane Kiss Cookie Bars have little specks of white chocolate and peppermint candy cane kisses throughout and are topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 25 minutes mins

Cook Time: 18 minutes mins

Total Time: 43 minutes mins

Servings: 16 bars

Ingredients

Bars:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely chopped Hershey's candy cane kisses

Frosting:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-3 Tablespoons milk
• red food coloring
• finely chopped Hershey's candy cane kisses for topping, (about 2 tablespoons)

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
• For the bars: In a large bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
• In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. Mixture will be thick. Mix in the chopped Hershey kisses.
• Press dough into the baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges begin to have a touch of golden brown. Do not overbake! Remove from oven and let the bars cool in the pan.
• For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until creamy. The mixture may seem dry at first but will become creamy after being beat for a while. Add a tablespoon of milk at a time until the frosting reaches the consistency you desire. Add a few drops of red food coloring and mix well. Frost cooled bars. Sprinkle with additional chopped candy cane kisses. Let set and cut into bars.

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

Author: Christy Denney

Christy Denney

Christy is the voice behind The Girl Who Who Ate Everything! She is no stranger to making meals that kids and adults will love. She grew up in Mesa, Arizona as the youngest of ten kids. She can always be found in her kitchen with music playing and cooking with her kids. She published her first cookbook in 2014. She loves party food that gets the conversations going!

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