Turtle Pretzels

We dropped by Larissa's (my sister-in-law) house after school a couple days ago and the kids were munching on these little delights of pretzels and chocolate. Nothing is quite as delightful as sweet and salty combined. She told me how easy they were to make, and I didn't stop at home, but rather to the store to buy the ingredients.

Kamryn wanted to make a big batch, put them in cellophane bags and give them to her friends as a Christmas treat! Try them out... they are SO simple that kids can do them (mostly) by themselves. Beware... you can't eat just a one!!

Turtle Pretzels

What you'll need:

A bag of regular ol' pretzels

A bag of Rolo candies

M&M's or Pecans

White Chocolate Chips (or other meltable chocolate) **optional**

Parchment Paper

A 350 degree oven

Here's what you do:

Lay out a sheet of parchment paper on a cookie sheet

Spread out a bunch of pretzels

Unwrap the Rolos and place one Rolo in the center of the pretzel

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 3-5 minutes, just until the chocolate become glossy. Don't totally melt the chocolate, even though this would still taste delicious.

When you take the pretzels out of the oven, go ahead and press a M&M or a Pecan, like the original recipe calls for (if your kids like nuts), in the center.

This could complete the turtles, but Larissa's were decorated with white chocolate and so Kamryn wanted them to be "just like hers".

Melt your chocolate chips in the microwave or in a double boiler.

Pour the melted chocolate into a ziplock baggie and cut off the corner a little bit.

Squeeze the baggie while drizzling chocolate over the turtle pretzels (don't squeeze too hard or the chocolate will come out the top of the baggie and you'll have to lick ALL the chocolate off your fingers).

Let them cool for a little bit and then eat em' all up!! They are so yummy!!