PEPPERMINT BARK IS EASY TO MAKE

 This is the time of the year when the

kitchen smells so yummy.  It also means

sticky fingers on the oven, refrigerator

and sweet things on the floor.

I got up early this morning knowing I

was going to try Peppermint Bark to

take to a meeting to share.  It was easy to

make and soooo much cheaper than those Ghirardelli Squares you get at Sam's (and

probably Costco too) for $9.98 for less

than 1/2 pound.  I made 2 - 10 x 15 trays of this which was probably like 2 pounds

worth for a fraction of the cost:

Line 2 10 x 15 jelly roll pans with

parchment paper

1.Melt 6 cups of semi choco chips (name brand - not generic) and

add 1 tsp peppermint extract

and spread on the parchment paper 

and put in the refrigerator to cool

Once cool:

          2.  Melt 6 cups of white choc chips 

        (name brand please) and add one tsp peppermint extract

then spread over the first layer.   Sprinkle

candy cane pieces all over the top of the white

chocolate and press in a little - refrigerate again until cool

When it is cool - just break up the

pieces.  The carton below was just

about 1/2 of what I had and  because there 

were 2 of those trays in the photo below.

(I also had enough to spread on 1 pie tin)  

I went ahead and froze about 1/2 of

what I made in small cartons in the

freezer.

I melted my chocolate each time (because 2 types) in a double boiler but my friend

suggested I tray the microwave next time.