Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Name: Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tsp shortening; 16 peppermint candy canes or sticks; crushed hard peppermint candy or miniature chocolate chips

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By Karen McCall
@Karen62

These are so simple to make and look so cute plus they taste so good. It's nice to make up candy baskets for Christmas and include these in it.

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1/2 c

semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tsp

shortening
16

peppermint candy canes or sticks
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crushed hard peppermint candy or miniature chocolate chips

How to Make Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Step-by-Step

Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
Heat chocolate chips and shortening in a 1-quart 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
Cookie sheet. Let stand about 2 minutes, until chocolate is almost dry.
Roll chocolate-dipped ends in crushed peppermint candy or miniature chocolate chips.
Let stand about 10 minutes or until chocolate is dry. Store loosely covered at room
Temperature up to 2 weeks.
Makes 16 candy canes.

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