• Unwrap the candy canes and place a few in a zippered bag. Smash the candy canes into small pieces using a meat tenderizer. When smashing the candy canes, be sure to leave some large chunks as well as smaller pieces.
• Place a piece of parchment paper onto a cookie sheet. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave and pour on to the parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Spread the chocolate in an even layer. It will not cover the entire pan. You just want to create a square or rectangle of chocolate.
• Next, melt the vanilla bark in the microwave according to package instructions. Pour it on top of the semi sweet chocolate.
• Spread it over the chocolate layer evenly until the chocolate layer is covered.
• Sprinkle the candy cane pieces on the bark. Press the candy cane pieces and sprinkles into the bark a bit so they will not fall out when it hardens.
• Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator so that the bark can harden. It will take about an hour to completely harden.
• Once it hardens, you can remove it from the parchment paper and break it into chunks.

To melt chocolate chips and almond bark

• Place them in a microwave-safe bowl and place bowl in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds on high.
• Remove from the microwave and stir the chocolate chips.
• Return the bowl to the microwave and heat for another 30 seconds on high. Stir again and repeat process if the chocolate is not yet melted.