Chocolate Covered Candy Canes
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Chocolate Covered Candy Canes:  

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoon shortening
16 peppermint candy canes or sticks
Crushed hard peppermint candy or
--miniature chocolate chips

Line a baking sheet with waxed 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.


by wee_ladybug