Peppermint Twist

"Well they've got a new dance and it goes like this.
Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist.
Well you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.
It goes round and round, up and down..."
- Joey Dee & The Starliters





For the past month or so I have been battling my new addiction, Starbuck's Peppermint Mocha Twist. I have been good though and only get it once a week before my 12 hour shift. The paired flavors of chocolate and candy canes on the cold Texas nights are irresistible. While shopping in Target the other day I could not pass up a tin of Peppermint Bark...on sale that is. Needless to say, this horrible craving led us to today's 'activity' after the boys got out of school.




30 candy canes, a hammer, and a shimmy dance later...VOILA! We made tons of homemade Peppermint Bark for school, neighbors, friends, and family. I love to keep the kids in the kitchen with me if possible and this is a great recipe to do so. They can open the chocolate, pour into a bowl, watch it melt in the microwave, spread it onto a cookie sheet (lined with foil), repeat with white chocolate, hammer/crunch/shake the candy canes, and pour over the final layer. And not to mention break up the final product and bag for delivery! Another lovely Christmas tradition to add to my growing list.