Recipe for cooking Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Chocolate Confections

Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
2 tsp. shortening
16 peppermint candy canes or sticks
Crushed hard peppermint candy or miniature chocolate chips

Line a baking sheet with wax paper.

Heat chocolate chips and shortening in a 1-qt. saucepan over low heat until melted. Tip saucepan so that chocolate runs to one side. Dip 1 candy cane at a time into chocolate, coating about 3/4 of each stick with chocolate. Place on wax paper on baking sheet. Let stand about 2 mins., until chocolate is almost dry.

Roll chocolate-dipped ends in crushed peppermint candy or miniature chocolate chips. Let stand about 10 mins. or until chocolate is dry. Store loosely covered at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

Makes approximately 16 candy canes.