Chocolate Peppermint Muffins

This is a super easy holiday recipe, I suggest not using muffin papers for them though. The candy cane pieces in them tend to stick to the paper as they melt.



EQUIPMENT
Small saucepan or microwave safe bowl
Mdm. Mixing bowl
Lrg. Mixing bowl
Spatula
Whisk
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Muffin tin



INGREDIENTS
6Tbl. Butter
1/2C Chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 3/4C Flour
3/4C Sugar
1/2C Cocoa powder
1tsp. Baking powder
1/2tsp. Salt
1/4tsp. Baking soda
1C. Milk
1 Egg
1tsp. Vanilla
1/4C (or so) peppermint candies, crushed


Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease your muffin tin.

In medium mixing bowl, mix flour through baking soda.
In microwave safe bowl (or saucepan) melt butter and chocolate together.
In large mixing bowl whisk together the milk, eggs and vanilla. Add in flour mixture, when incorporated add chocolate and butter.

In a bag smash your peppermint candies, then fold into chocolate batter.

Fill pre-greased muffin tins and bake for 25 minutes.




Comer!