make sure your bottom layer is dried and then once you pour the second layer, it will be fine.

I have a recipe somewhere and darned if I can find it! Seems to me it was important to have the bottom layer be at room temp, not ice cold.

Have no fear, here is your recipe, Sharon! I have made this 2 years in a row for Christmas and since I was ignorant about making it and wasn't at all afraid that the chocolate might not adhere to each other, I just followed Sharon's directions and came out with a perfect peppermint bark both times! This is a good recipe.

Sharon's Peppermint Bark

1 lb bittersweet chocolate
8 drops peppermint oil
1 lb chopped white chocolate
3/4 cup chopped candy canes

Line a 11 X 17 inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside

Melt bittersweet chocolate in a heavy pan over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in 4 drops of peppermint oil. Spread evenly over pan and chill for about 1 hour.

Melt white chocolate in a heavy pot over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining 4 drops of peppermint oil and then add in candy cane.

Spread white chocolate over chilled dark chocolate, spreading to the egde of the pan. Chill 4 hours.

Refrigerate just until just before serving then break into pieces. Will keep in the fridge for 3 weeks ( yeah right!!! LOL)

Thanks Woodie, guess I was wrong about the room temp! Haven't made this is two or three years but it was sooooo good, think I may do it again this year.

Important note it must be peppermint oil NOT peppermeint extract!

Well, I just made my first batch and it's looks like it's gonna be great.

Let me tell you how hard it is to find peppermint oil though.
I went to four different gourmet stores and all I could find was extract.
I finally found it at Wild Oats. They had two kinds, but only one of them was food grade.

I had a difficult time finding it too. Usually carried only in specialty shops. However it MUST be peppermint oil, extract causes the chocolate to seize.....garbage!

FYI~ I have purchased the little bottles of all the different oils at Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby in the last couple of weeks. I have made the hard candy (glass candy?) in a bunch of flavors....cherry, raspberry, grape, peppermint, cinnamon, lemon, root beer, butterscotch, watermelon, spearmint & butter rum. They've all been wonderful (except the butter rum, YUCK! won't make that one again!). They are really easy to make using the oils, I will have to try the Peppermint Bark too, sounds really good. They are under $2 for 2 little bottles, enough for one batch. Hope this helps. Happy Holidays!

Well, it tastes fantastic.
However, I was wondering if instead of semi-sweet chocolate, would milk chocolate possibaly taste better?

(BTW, I never thought of trying Hobby Lobby. That's right down the street, and I ended up all the way across town to find it. [slaps forehead])