Peppermint Bark

You'll need:


2 lbs of White Chocolate

2 lbs of Semi-sweet or Dark Chocolate

Crushed peppermint candies (about 1 cup- or more if you'd like)

Peppermint Extract





Line a cookie sheet with non-stick foil or wax paper (parchment is fine too). Bring a pot of water to a boil on your stove top. Set a heat proof bowl over the water (not in it- just hovering over the water to catch the steam. Kudos to you if you have a double boiler). Put your chocolate in the bowl and stir until melted. Spoon the melted chocolate onto your cookie sheet (Divide between two cookie sheets) and smooth with a spatula. Put it in the freezer to harden up while you prepare the next layer. Follow the same steps with the white chocolate, this time adding up to 2 teaspoons of peppermint extract (add one if you like a mild minty taste, two if you like a cool refreshing minty zing). Once your chocolate is melted, stir in your crushed peppermints (saving some to add to the top) pull out your cookie sheet from the freezer and spoon on top of the solid layer. Add the remaining crushed candies for embellishment then return the pan to the freezer to harden up. Once it's solid, you can gently drop the pan on your counter top and the bark will naturally fall into pieces. Store the finish product in a covered container in your fridge so that it stays solid and enjoy a piece or two whenever you'd like.