Foodie Friday: Christmas Bark Three Ways

This is all of the Christmas baking I have gotten done so far--and I don't think it technically counts as baking, either. My sister-in-law will be coming Monday and Christmas baking is on the agenda. She came last year around this time and we got all of the cookies knocked out in a day. We make a good team!

Peppermint Christmas Bark
Ingredients:
-one bag milk chocolate candy melts
-one bag white chocolate candy melts
-crushed candy canes
**You can also add peppermint extract to the chocolate. I decided to keep it simple and use what I had on hand. Yup, even the candy canes were ones I had gotten this year. Nice and easy.**

Directions:
1. Melt milk chocolate melts according to directions.
2. Once melted, spread in a parchment paper lined baking sheet. (To me, bark is meant to be a little rough and not so perfect. I just spread mine around with an offset spatula until I liked how it looked. No measurements, no fuss.)
3. Melt white melts.
4. Spread on top of first layer. (You can swirl the chocolates together at this point. I tried it with the first one and found it really didn't make all that big of a difference.)
5. Top with crushed candy canes.
6. Allow to harden. (I put mine out on the deck in sub-zero weather. After five minutes we had hard!!)
7. Break apart into pieces. (After scoring with a knife, I used the knife to break it into chunks. Once again, we are not aiming for perfection, just manageable pieces.)

Oreo Christmas Bark
Ingredients:

-one bag milk chocolate candy melts

-one bag white chocolate candy melts

-crushed Oreos (I used the smaller ones. I was hoping to use the Christmas ones, but couldn't find any at Target.)

Directions:

1. Melt milk chocolate melts according to directions.

2. Once melted, spread in a parchment paper lined baking sheet. (To me, bark is meant to be a little rough and not so perfect. I just spread mine around with an offset spatula until I liked how it looked. No measurements, no fuss.)

3. Melt white melts.

4. Spread on top of first layer. (You can swirl the chocolates together at this point. I tried it with the first one and found it really didn't make all that big of a difference.)

5. Top with crushed Oreos.

6. Allow to harden. (I put mine out on the deck in sub-zero weather. After five minutes we had hard!!)

7. Break apart into pieces. (After scoring with a knife, I used the knife to break it into chunks. Once again, we are not aiming for perfection, just manageable pieces.)

Peanut Butter Christmas Bark

Ingredients:

-one bag milk chocolate candy melts

-one bag white chocolate candy melts

-crushed Reese's Pieces (I used the Christmas colored ones that I sound in the stocking stuffer candy cane tubes at Target.)

-3 Table spoons smooth peanut butter

Directions:

1. Melt milk chocolate melts according to directions. Once melted, stir in peanut butter. (If it still feels stiff, zap it a little longer in the microwave.)

2. Once melted, spread in a parchment paper lined baking sheet. (To me, bark is meant to be a little rough and not so perfect. I just spread mine around with an offset spatula until I liked how it looked. No measurements, no fuss.)

3. Melt white melts.

4. Spread on top of first layer. (You can swirl the chocolates together at this point. I tried it with the first one and found it really didn't make all that big of a difference.)

5. Top with crushed Reese's Pieces.

6. Allow to harden. (I put mine out on the deck in sub-zero weather. After five minutes we had hard!!)

7. Break apart into pieces. (After scoring with a knife, I used the knife to break it into chunks. Once again, we are not aiming for perfection, just manageable pieces.)