Holiday Peppermint Bark
Time needed
15 min
preparation
+
1 hour
cooking
Serving Size / Yield
16
Ingredients
- 1 16-oz. pkg. vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), broken into pieces
- 24 hard peppermint candies
Directions
Cover cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. In 8-cup microwavable bowl or 2-quart microwavable casserole dish, place candy coating. Microwave uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until almost melted. Stir until smooth.
Place peppermint candies in heavy plastic bag; crush with rolling pin. Pour crushed candies into wire strainer. Shake strainer over melted coating until all of the candy pieces fall into the coating. Reserve the larger candy pieces. Stir coating to mix evenly.
On cookie sheet, spread coating evenly. Sprinkle evenly with remaining candy pieces. Let stand about 1 hour or until cool and hardened. Break into pieces.
