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!
What you need to make Peppermint Bark:
- Cookie sheet
- Wax paper
- ziplock 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
Recipe
- First, place 6 candy canes into a ziplock bag and smash up.
- Cover cookie sheet with wax paper.
- Add 1 cup of chocolate chips and ½ Tbs oil into a glass bowl.
- Place bowl over hot water, melting the chocolate chips over boiling water. Stir consistently.
- Once melted, pour over cookie sheet with wax paper and spread around the sheet.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of white chocolate chips, ½ Tbs oil and ½ teaspoon peppermint extract into glass bowl.
- Melt over boiling water, stirring consistently.
- Pour white chocolate over hardened chocolate and spread around evenly.
- Sprinkle smashed up peppermint on the top of white chocolate layer.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- 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
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