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How to Make Easy Peppermint Bark

Dec 21, 2018 · Modified: Dec 14, 2023 by Brooke Larsen · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Happy Holidays! Christmas is always full of baking and making goodies at our house. I was looking for an easy recipe to make with my kids with hopes of controlling the holiday excitement. I came across peppermint bark... it was the perfect recipe to make with my kids because of simplicity and time!

easy peppermint bark

What you need to make Peppermint Bark:

  • Cookie sheet
  • Wax paper
  • Ziploc bag
  • Rolling pin - or something to smash up the peppermint candy canes
  • Peppermint candy canes
  • Peppermint extract
  • Milk chocolate chips
  • White chocolate chips
  • Olive oil
  • Pan and glass bowl - or something to melt chocolate in
  • Spatula

easy peppermint bark

Recipe

  1. First, place 6 candy canes into a Ziploc bag and smash up.
  2. Cover cookie sheet with wax paper.
  3. Add 1 cup of chocolate chips and ½ Tbs oil into a glass bowl.
  4. Place bowl over hot water, melting the chocolate chips over boiling water. Stir consistently.
  5. Once melted, pour over cookie sheet with wax paper and spread around the sheet.
  6. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  7. Add 1 cup of white chocolate chips, ½ Tbs oil and ½ teaspoon peppermint extract into glass bowl.
  8. Melt over boiling water, stirring consistently.
  9. Pour white chocolate over hardened chocolate and spread around evenly.
  10. Sprinkle smashed up peppermint on the top of white chocolate layer.
  11. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  12. Once hardened, flip over the peppermint bark and removed the wax paper. Smash up and enjoy!

Need more to make with your kids?  How about a gingerbread house.  Full tutorial here

Check out some of my other recipes here

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Hershey Kiss Blossom Cookies »
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Hello Friends! I love anything DIY and home decorator! On my blog I hope you will find home inspo. Whether it is for your next DIY project or home decor. If I can do it, anyone can!

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Hi I am Brooke I am an avid DIY-er and home decorator! I share home inspo and all of my DIY projects with step-by-step directions. I sprinkle in a few recipes to help out all of us busy moms too. If I can do it, so can you!

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