Holiday Sables

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 8 oz white chocolate or dark chocolate either in chip form or chopped
• dark or white chocoloate ganache (recipe below)
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter cut into ½ cubes
• crushed candy canes and/or festive sprinkles
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped