Christmas cookie recipes and other holiday treats

Ready to roll up your sleeves and get baking this December? Stir It Up! has a list of Christmas cookies recipes, plus some bonus holiday treats sure to get your kitchen in the holly jolly spirit.

Candy cane brittle

In Praise of Leftovers
Semisweet chocolate brittle with candy canes, wafer cookies, and white chocolate.

By Sarah Murphy-Kangas, In Praise of Leftovers
Adapted from Bon Appetit

1 lb. high quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup chopped candy canes, divided (I used 6 "regular" size candy canes, put them between parchment paper, and pounded them with a rolling pin)

1 cup chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers), lightly crushed

2 ounces high quality white chocolate, melted 

1. Line a large baking sheet with foil.

2. Stir bittersweet chocolate in a medium bowl set over a saucepan of shimmering water until melted.

3. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped candy and all the crushed cookies; spread mixture over foil till it's about 1/4 " thick. Sprinkle the rest of the candy over, and drizzle with the white chocolate (which you've melted in the same manner as the bittersweet chocolate).

4. Chill until set, about 30 minutes, and break into shards.

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