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Adapted from:
http://www.parenthacks.com/2006/12/holiday_pepperm.html
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1710,149175-243199,00.html and
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1613,155169-227194,00.html
Equipment:
- cookie tray and no-stick spray
- spatula
- waxed paper
- something to chop up chocolate if not using chips
- something to crush peppermint
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. white chocolate (chopped or use white chocolate chips)
- 1 c. peppermint crunch (you can also use crunched peppermints or candycanes)
Instructions:
- Spray a large cookie tray with non-stick spray and then line it with a piece of wax paper.
- Take several large candy canes or a bag of peppermint candies and crush them into small pieces. (How much peppermint flavor you like should determine how many you chop up.)
- On the stove, melt two bags of white chocolate chips at a low temperature. (Recommend using a double-boiler.)(Can also be melted in the microwave.)
- When melted, add most of the crushed peppermint and stir it in.
- Pour the mixture onto the cookie tray and use spatula to spread over the tray until flat and even.
- Sprinkle the remaining peppermint pieces on top, pressing them in with a spatula.
- Let it cool. (Some recommend cooling in the freezer for about 3 minutes.)
- Peel off wax paper and break into pieces.
Store in air-tight container. (Candy-cane pieces may absorb mositure otherwise.)
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