Peppermint Bark

Good bark recipe. I think next time I try this I am going to melt the chocolate chips in a double broiler and pour in the baking pan. By melting in the oven, it didn't quite melt evenly and due to a hot spot, a part got burnt. Also, next time I make it, I think I will add some of the crushed peppermint candies to the melted white chocolate before I pour over the milk chocolate. This makes a wonderful holiday treat, can't wait to make again. Thanks cookiedog for a delicious recipe. Made for Let's P-A-R-T-Y! ~~2011~~ tag game.

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Hi, I made this recipe as stated. It was excellent and so easy. The only advice I would add, is to work quickly when putting on the candies. The white chocolate sets up very fast. It was excellent and very pretty for the holiday. Linda

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Could someone please give me an idea of what chocolate chips (or good baking bars) to buy? Ideally, they won't be so expensive! Thank you!

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I don't even like peppermint bark but LOVED this. My 7 year old help me make it. It was super easy. I did forget to put the peppermint oil in but it still turned out OK when I crushed more candy canes into powder and sprinkled on top. I took it to work and it was a hit. It's going to be a tradition.

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OMG! I made a 1/2 batch - in order to try it out for holiday gifts. This is unbelievable. My chocolate layer did blend into the white -- so I probably didn't let the white chocolate "cool" long enough before putting on top of refrigerated semi-sweet chocolate. Regardless, this is absolutely fabulous! I hope to make a couple of batches and share among 6 co-workers along with a few other little items in a small gift basket -- as a thrifty holiday gift. Thanks for posting!

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Excellent! I used semi-sweet chips and can't wait to try dark chocolate next time! Thanks

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Fantastic recipe - easy to make, simple ingredients, great results. What could be better? I used the Kroger brand white chips, melted nicely. I mashed up extra candy canes to total almost a cup and mixed the smallest bits/powder into the white chocolate before spreading it on the dark chocolate layer, then pressed the bigger chunks into the top of the white chocolate.

My kids love this and have taken it in their lunches to school. All their friends who have tried it want the recipe. I'm sending them here. Thanks!

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Holy amazing!!! As a lover of all things mint chocolate, this is wonderful, without being overwhelmingly minty. I used to make a layered mint and chocolate fudge at Christmastime, which is very good, but this is not only easier, but prettier and better tasting. Crushed candy canes (instead of starlight mints) is a must, as candy canes have that distinct sweeter, mellower peppermint flavor that compliments the bark so well. So easy to make, too. Thanks for the great recipe!

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William Sonoma's Bark is my favorite, but very expensive at $29 a tin. This was surprisingly easy to make and tasted exactly like the original! Never again will I pay so much for my Xmas habit. And I can say its homemade. Thanks to you!

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I made this for Christmas of '09 and it was AMAZING. Creamy, minty, refreshing, and chocolaty all mixed together. I would eat this year-round. Thanks for the recipe.

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Fantastic!!!! I followed the recipe to the letter twice and it came out just wonderful. I think I will be making this one every year!

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12 normal candy canes crushed made about 1 cup. Had trouble with the layers wanting to separate when cutting. It worked out better when we started cutting larger pieces first, then cut those smaller pieces into the sizes we wanted. Using a hot knife seemed to help too. Don't over-do the peppermint extract or everytime you kiss your spouse they'll ask if you just brushed your teeth!

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This was so easy and so good! I do have to say that the Kroger chips with cocoa butter were definitely the best for the job. We also used ghirradelli semi-sweet, and everything adhered nicely. The ghiradelli white chocolate chips didn't melt as smoothly, and the Target semi-sweet choclate chips did not adhere. Either way, the recipe is EASY and tasty!!!

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Oops! Forgot the peppermint oil but it was still Delish!!! I used 12oz. of Ghiradelli 60% cocao chips and 12oz. of Bakers white chocolate. This was sooo easy to make; I melted everything in the microwave after the first 30sec. I checked and stired it every 15-30sec. I'm going to make another batch to give away (this time with peppermint oil). Thanks for a great one!

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I gave 5 stars based on the following adjustments. 1 lb high quality dark chocolate (Guittard -- same as williams sonoma) and then another high quality white chocolate (Merkens). I used 1 lb of each chocolate. I used 1/4 tsp of peppermint oil in the white chocolate. I also used 6 large candy canes -- crushed with meat tenderizer in ziplock. I put a about 1/3 of the crushed peppermint into the white chocolate before spreading. It was a HUGE success and everyone LOVED it. This will be the standard for us from now on. And... the williams sonoma is up to $26 lb.... Even using the high end chocolates you can get it in for $12 lb. ! UPDATE: second batch was a failure.... The white chocolate layer didn't adhere to the dark chocolate... To try to save it - ended up putting the finished product into the oven at low temp 150 degrees to try to get the chocolates to adhere to each other. You have to be careful in making chocolate -- tempering the chocolate etc....

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This is ridiculously simple and amazing! I used non-stick foil so I didn't have to use any spray. For the dark chocolate I used Hershey's special chips and for the white I used Nestle Toll house white chips mixed with a little Ghiardelli I had left over. If you use a double boiler, make sure there is no water on the outside of the pot or it will drip onto your dark chocolate as you are pouring the white chocolate. Next year, I will be making several pans of this to give as gifts. It's way too easy.

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Made this for gifts this year - it's very easy and everyone loved it! Thanks

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