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Why You Should Make Santa These Fantastic Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares This Year

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I have it on good authority that Santa is getting a little tired of chocolate chip cookies and milk! After a few millennia of the same treat, wouldn’t you? This year he wants Frozen Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares.

One year when I worked at See’s Candies at the mall, I was visiting with Mrs. Claus during my break. She confided in me that Santa is desperate for a different treat. He has been trying for some time now to devise a way to deliver his secret wish to all the little munchkins of the world!

Frozen Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

He tried inserting it into conversation during picture time at all the mall, but kids are just always so eager to spout off their own wish list. He found it impossible to get a single word in! 

Would you believe me if I told you that two years ago, he spelled the word H.E.L.P. with candy canes in every single home across the world. Surely you remember the year your candy cane was on the floor instead of your stocking!

He even went so far as to disguise himself in early December to patronize nearly one million grocery stores in major metropolitan cities across the globe, in an attempt to buy up all the chocolate chips!

Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares

And this one might come as a shock, but for a split second he considered putting all the children who gave him chocolate chip cookies…. on the bad list!!!

Gasp! I know! 

I have a solution!

Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares

Stay on Santa’s good list this year by whipping up this refreshing treat! He’ll be so delighted, you will be sure to get an extra present or two under the tree!

Why You Should Make Santa These Fantastic Cookies This Year: Frozen Peppermint Chocolate Cookie Bars

Frozen Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares

Catherine Olson
These delicious square cookies have a wafer crust, a chocolate French silk middle and a marshmallow peppermint fluff top layer!
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 Bar Cookies

Equipment

  • Hand held mixer

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • ½ package of crushed Nilla Wafers
  • 3 tbl melted butter

Chocolate Layer

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1-2 oz. favorite chocolate melted
  • ½ cup walnuts optional
  • 1 cup heavy cream + 1 tablespoon sugar

Peppermint Layer

  • 1 cup heavy cream + 1 tbl sugar
  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff
  • 1 cup crushed candy canes
  • 1 tbl crushed candy canes for topping

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Mix wafer cookies and butter together until mixture will keep its shape when pressed together
  • Press onto bottom of 8″ square pan
  • Chill in freezer

Chocolate Layer

  • Mix eggs, sugar and butter together with hand held mixer until light and fluffy
  • Stir melted chocolate and nuts into sugar mixture
  • Set aside
  • In a separate bowl, beat whites until firm then fold into chocolate mixture
  • Spread over crust until even and smooth
  • Chill in freezer

Peppermint Layer

  • Whip cream until soft and fluffy
  • Stir in crushed candy canes and marshmallow fluff
  • Spread over chocolate layer until even and smooth
  • Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of crushed candy canes over top layer
  • Freeze until ready to serve

Notes

This recipe yields just enough for Santa and his 8 reindeer. Leave him a note to check for his treat in the freezer!
Keyword Chocolate Peppermint Pie

Can I Use Regular Marshmallows Instead?

Marshmallow fluff is the easiest way to incorporate marshmallows into this recipe, but yes, you can use regular marshmallows too!

This recipe has been handed down from my Grandma, and every person in my family makes it a little bit differently.

I like to use mini marshmallows and puff them up a little bit like you do in candied yams before stirring them into the cream. Other people in my family just stir them into the cream whole, like with marshmallow fruit salad.

No matter what you do, you can’t go wrong!

Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Squares

Raw Eggs

Please note that this recipe for Frozen Chocolate Peppermint Pie Squares uses raw eggs, so if you are concerned about this you may want to check out my Candy Cane Lane Cookies instead.

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15 COMMENTS

  1. Yes, I think you're correct – Santa WOULD prefer this over milk and cookies! This looks delicious! (was this the one you were referring to on FB? I guess I need to keep up on my blogs!) 🙂

  2. I will be making this for our christmas eve celebration.
    Thanks for helping, and i'll be sure to give the 'sisters' the credit you deserve.
    It's beginning to look a lot like christmas……. laaaalalalalaaaa

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