In a bowl placed over a pot of simmering water, or in the microwave oven, melt the chopped white chocolate. Break or chop the chocolate into small chunks and place in a non-stick saucepan with the condensed milk. Whatever their origins they have now firmly established themselves as an integral part of festive food and decor. Put the candy canes in a plastic bag, reserving one for the centre if you wish, and smash them up with a rolling pin.

We have used a combination of Food Thoughts Luxury Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate Chips to create the perfectly balanced chocolate crunch for everyone! We donate 1% of our annual sales to Eden Reforestation Projects, planting trees all over the world to combat deforestation. If you are looking for a cookie to take to your Christmas cookie exchange party or a cookie to give to your family and friends this holiday season, I highly recommend these Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies.For accurate results, we recommend calculating the nutritional information based on the ingredients and brands you use. They may not look completely melted, because they retain their form, and it’s easy think they’re not melted yet. This cake is pretty forgiving, but a couple steps are necessary: sifting your dry ingredients and beating it on medium for 2 minutes after scraping the bowl. Her blog was voted the top baking blog of 2021 and 2020 by Vuelio, her first published book reached No.

If using a baking sheet, make it as thin as you’d like… I usually spread it out to about 8×12 inches. If you read my Halloween Sprinkle Cookies post, you know that those are some of my favorite cookies ever. Before we dive into the deliciousness of these Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies, allow me to indulge you in a story that is just so typical “me”. Rolling the dough into balls isn’t necessary but gives the cookies nice round, smooth edges while they bake. It’s perfect for any sweet tooth emergency – just break off a little piece when you need a little treat.Spread the mixture out to the edges of the tray, and then sprinkle the extra 1/4 cup of candy cane pieces all over the the mixture. Dip each candy cane hook into the chocolate, using a spoon to make sure it gets covered front and back. If you’re going to use candy melts, be sure to read over the details in this post as it has some tips on how best to melt them for dipping.

I also use this delicious cocoa powder in all of my baking – the flavour is amazing and it’s lovely and dark in colour! And each year we pick a new way to decorate it, sometimes attempting grandiose (and difficult) designs.Some like to add oil to the chocolate chips (not melting wafers) so the chocolate won't harden as quickly. With the back of the spoon make little swirly motions – as the white chocolate melts the dark chocolate underneath it, it will start to come through and look like a marbled effect. Christmas is the best time of the year to do fun, festive recipes and the combination of Candy Canes and Chocolate is simply irresistible!

Her kitchen-tested recipes and thorough step-by-step tutorials give readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Pour melted white chocolate into the prepared baking pan, and, with an offset spatula or spoon, spread into a thin smooth layer. Add candy canes to a large ziplock bag then place onto a kitchen towel and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to crush the candy (keep on kitchen towel in case the bag gets a small tear - easier to clean up.

Chocolate chips and white chocolate morsels are fabulous in cookies, but are not ideal for melting into bark. I would freeze in layers with wax paper or parchment between layers in a Ziplock bag then “thaw” in the fridge. I wanted my little space to look lovely, so while I tidied and placed things just so, my mom spent ages cleaning and polishing every little corner.