Lots of people have been asking for this recipe, so while Robin made some tonight, I watched and wrote it down.

 Here goes:

Mint Chocolate Bark Candy

Peppermint extract and chocolate chips, both white and semisweet- give this melt in your mouth candy a familiar after-dinner mint flavor

for about 2 dozen pieces, you'll need

• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

• 1 10oz bag (about 1 ½ cups) white chocolate chips

• 1 tsp of canola oil

• 1 ½ tsp peppermint extract

• (optional – we don't use it) 2 drops green food coloring

• 6 medium sized candy canes, crushed.

1. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper, set it aside. Melt the semisweet chips in a double boiler (or a bowl set atop a pot of simmering water over medium high heat). Stir continuously until smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the cookie sheet and spread it to about ¼ inch thick with the back of a spoon.

2. Using the same method, preferably at the same time, melt the white chocolate chips with the oil. Stir continuously until smooth. Remove from heat, and add the peppermint extract (and food coloring if desired). Stir well. Pour the mixture over the chocolate layer and spread to about 1/8^th inch thick with the back of a spoon. Draw the tip of a butter knife through the layers to create swirls. (why remove from the heat before adding the peppermint extract? There is a small amount of alcohol in it: its a safety thing!).

3. Sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top of the bark.

4. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

5. Remove the bark from the pan. Peel off the waxed paper. Set the bark on a cutting board and cut it into bite sized pieces, or whatever size you desire.