Hershey's Chocolate Mint Candy Canes (12ct)

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Like I said – just 2 ingredients in this Christmas candy recipe: a 9oz bag dark chocolate chips and 6 regular sized candy canes. It’s not totally necessary to temper your chocolate, but without this step the likelihood of the chocolate not coming out right increases. It would have been ideal if I’d had the foresight to do a gingerbread cookie recipe to tie in with this post, but it wasn’t in my plans (neither was the Nutcracker) so you get these Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies instead! They may not look completely melted, because they retain their form, and it’s easy think they’re not melted yet.

I suspected they were an American import but a wee bit of Googling showed that their history appears to stretch back much further. I told my son that I was thinking of making it, and he said, “Sounds good Mom, but you should add chocolate to it.Once melted, pour onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and spread to form a large rectangle, at about 2mm thick. I followed the rest of the instructions precisely, even allowing the baked cookies to sit on the parchment-covered baking sheets for exactly three minutes before removing them to cooling racks. These cookies however opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Bake for 20-35 minutes, depending on how many of what size pan you used--three 9” will bake the fastest, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with some moist crumbs but no raw batter.

And each year we pick a new way to decorate it, sometimes attempting grandiose (and difficult) designs. Because chocolate in bar form can be somewhat more expensive, I took the risk of using chocolate chips instead. Not only is it simple and stress-free, but if you use the dark chocolate chips I do (brand below) almost anyone can enjoy them. If you have some green and red mini smarties or pebbles then these look good too and very Christmassy. I prefer using a hand whisk for this step as the whisk attachment doesn't always get the very bottom mixed in.If you’ve ever been to HomeSense (aka Homegoods in the US) you know they have an awesome selection of discount bakeware, props (it’s where I get most of my cake stands), and generally everything you could ever want for your home. We have used a combination of Food Thoughts Luxury Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate Chips to create the perfectly balanced chocolate crunch for everyone! If desired, add extra candy cane pieces right after they come out of the oven to make the cookies extra pretty. If using a double boiler, follow this recipe, but melt the chocolate layers in your double boiler over simmering water. If you have leftover frosting, spread some on the cut edge to keep it fresh (and be yummy the next day!