Holiday Sampler

My manager's parents came to Utah this weekend from Ohio and he ordered a sampler of my goodies for them as a welcome present.  It's an adorable Santa keepsake box filled with peppermint bark, salted peanut & caramel bark, chocolate covered pretzels, and white chocolate cranberry cookie bars.  


I think this sampler is a really great way to kick off a holiday vacation.  I hope they have a great time in Utah with their grandchildren.

Pink Peppermint Polar Bears

Today I made a few dozen cupcakes for a branch of Zions Bank's 12 Days of Christmas sweets run, where for twelve days they have some type of treat for the employees.  They are mint chocolate chip cakes with swirled pink and white peppermint buttercream.  And on top of each one is either a dainty sugar polar bear with a bow or some more mini semisweet chocolate chips.  Yum!

Peppermint Bark

'Tis the season to be munchy.  


Tonight I made a favorite of mine that just screams Christmas: Peppermint Bark.  It's the perfect thing to nibble on throughout the day or after a meal.  You can pick a small piece when someone's looking or a big ol' chunk when someone's not.


I make my Peppermint Bark with a layer first of milk chocolate, and then I marble on top of it Callebaut white chocolate flavored with a little bit of mint.  And the cherry on top isn't really a cherry, but crushed candy canes.


I would say to leave a plate of this for Santa in lieu of cookies, but if left out too long it will not last...  So unless you need a lot of coal this year, just come to grips with the fact that you're going to eat it all for yourself.

Chocolate Peppermint Bark, sold by the pound or in small or large tins