Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sticks

I love dipping stuff! These little peppermint sticks are perfect for dipping! This little treat would be great if you want to bring the kids into the kitchen with you for a holiday activity. No cooking involved except for a little in the microwave. I found the peppermint sticks at Walmart but I've seen them at Cracker Barrel if you're lucky enough to have one of those near by. Anyway...try this fun little treat with your little ones. I bet they have a ball!

Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sticks



12 Peppermint sticks
1/2 to 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable or Canola oil
Sparkling sugar (found in the baking aisle near the candles)

These are the amounts I used but you can certainly alter it for more or less.

Melt the white chocolate chips for about 1 - 1 1/2 minutes at 30 second intervals, stirring between intervals.

Add the oil and stir.

Dip the peppermints stick in the melted oil and shake off a little bit so it's not too thick.

Immediately sprinkle with sugar and set aside to for chocolate to harden.

I used a styrofoam block that I keep around for cake pops but you can also lay them on waxed paper.



 

The line up!

 

Add some oil in there, too!

 

Melt the chocolate and start 

dipping and shake off the excess.

 

Immediately sprinkle with some sparkling sugar.

 

Such a fun Christmas treat!

White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookies

I love mint and chocolate. Andes mints...mint chocolate chip ice cream...great combo, I think. So I decided to take my standard drop sugar cookie and add white chocolate and peppermint to the recipe. Yep...it was a winner. IT Guy SAID he didn't really care for the chocolate/mint combo but these cookies went pretty quick and I know I wasn't eating them! He admitted that the flavor "grew on him"....haha. I KNEW I could win him over!!

White Chocolate Peppermint 
Sugar Cookies


 

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips ~ divided use
1 1/2 cups crushed candy canes ~ divided use


Cream sugars with butter and shortening.

Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

Add dry ingredients and mix well.

Stir in 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup crushed candy canes.

Scoop into 1 inch balls and place on prepared pan.

Flatten dough balls and bake for about 10 minutes.

Melt remaining 1/2 cup white chocolate. Add remaining 1/2 cup crushed candy canes.

Drizzle on cooled cookies.

For the cookies.....the ingredients 

show that I doubled this recipe.

Cream the sugar with the butter 

and shortening. Then add the eggs.

Then add the dry ingredients.

Crush up your candy canes. I used 

my food processor but you can whack 

the daylights out of them with a rolling 

pin if you need to work out some frustration.

Add the candy canes and the 

white chocolate to the dough.

Then bake 'em up!!

Melt the remaining white chocolate 

and add the remaining crushed candy canes.

Frost your cookies! Let the chocolate set then eat!

Marshmallow Peppermint Sticks

 Christmastime is THE time to do all kinds of baking and decorating. I just love it. I love making treats and goodies and this is always on my list. They are so fun and easy to make and great to put in hot chocolate! This is something even the littlest hands can do and is something great to remember for almost any holiday or celebration. 





Ingredients:

Large marshmallows
Peppermint sticks
White Chocolate
Coarse sugar sprinkles

Take one peppermint stick and poke it into one end of a marshmallow. I found it easiest to put the marshmallow on a flat surface, poke the peppermint stick into it, then press the marshmallow around the peppermint stick. Repeat until all marshmallows and peppermint sticks are used.

Melt white chocolate (I used Candy Melts) then dip the marshmallow into the chocolate. Tap off excess chocolate then sprinkle with coarse sugar. Set aside so chocolate can harden.

** TIP: If you use Candy Melts, add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil per 1 cup of chocolate after the chocolate has been melted.  It thins out the candy and makes for easier dipping.

I wrapped mine in candy bags.

To be used in hot chocolate.

 
Here's what you need. 
I used Candy Melts.

 
Poke a peppermint stick into 
one end of a marshmallow.

 
Then dip in the Candy Melts 
and tap off the excess.

 
Sprinkle with coarse sugar and set 
aside so the chocolate can set up.

 
Wrap 'em up!!

Here's a quick rundown on how to do this. Very cute and very easy.

Ingredients:

Large marshmallows
Peppermint sticks
White Chocolate
Coarse sugar sprinkles

Take one peppermint stick and poke it into one end of a marshmallow. I found it easiest to put the marshmallow on a flat surface, poke the peppermint stick into it, then press the marshmallow around the peppermint stick. Repeat until all marshmallows and peppermint sticks are used.

Melt white chocolate (I used Candy Melts) then dip the marshmallow into the chocolate. Tap off excess chocolate then sprinkle with coarse sugar. Set aside so chocolate can harden.

** TIP: If you use Candy Melts, add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil per 1 cup of chocolate after the chocolate has been melted.  It thins out the candy and makes for easier dipping.

I wrapped mine in candy bags.

To be used in hot chocolate.

Here's what you need. 

I used Candy Melts.

 

Poke a peppermint stick into 

one end of a marshmallow.

 

Then dip in the Candy Melts 

and tap off the excess.

 

Sprinkle with coarse sugar and 

set aside so the chocolate can set up.

 

Wrap 'em up!!