Making your own candy takes far less effort than you may think, at least when you're making this easily customized two-ingredient dark chocolate candy.

Dark chocolate chips; Peppermint candy or candy canes; You will also need baking staples, such as flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix chilled butter, granulated and brown sugar with vanilla until well blended and fluffy. Add one egg at a time until well incorporated.