Happy Holidays Bark

Today's craft is all about being edible and easy. So far this is my favorite discovery of the season. Delicious holiday bark. It's an adaptation of the Halloween bark we made in October and to adapt it for Christmas we switched out the orange Oreos for red and threw in some Andes mint candies. I made two batches - one with mint and white Oreos, and one without mint and with red Oreos. The kids prefer the non-mint version, though I am very partial to it. The combination of the salty pretzels, white chocolate, and creamy chocolate-y mint is so very good.
To make this concoction, I start with two bags of white chocolate chips, a handful of thin pretzels, 6-8 Oreos, and any candy you would like to add. I pop the chips into the microwave, stirring about half-way through. While that is melting, I give the kids a wooden spoon and let them crush up the other ingredients. I arrange the pretzels, Oreos, and candies haphazardly but somewhat evenly on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and pour the melted chocolate over the top. To avoid smearing the Oreos and mint candies, I try not spread the white chocolate too much. After it cools in the fridge for a little while, just enough to set, I take it out break it into pieces. Ta-da! It's ready to go...straight into your belly, that is.