Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods

Dave is going to a potluck Christmas Party today and didn't want to take anything because "they always have SO much food"...but I worry that makes him look like a loser guy whose wife didn't send anything hahahah - so I made him easy dipped pretzel rods and wrapped them in pretty bags so people can just take them home if there is too much food and they don't want to eat them right away. Super easy, a tiny bit time consuming only because when you dip them in the chocolate it takes a minute to shake all the excess chocolate off - if you leave too much on then it pools weird after setting up.

I didn't take pictures as I was making them, really you don't need any. Simply melt white, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate; dip about 3/4 of a pretzel rod in it (use a spoon or knife to help with the coating) and shake off until pretty smooth; then immediately sprinkle on whatever you want - I used some Christmas sprinkles, little red balls, green and red sugar...all of it looks good so just use your judgement. You can mix things together, or stripe the sugars, roll them in the toppings or just sprinkle on.

Mummy Pretzels

Need a last minute treat to take to work or school (or just cuz they're cute!)? These pretzels twists covered with melted white chocolate to look like mummys are easy, fun, and they'll be devoured in minutes hahah!

mixed in with pumpkin whoopee pies - I'll post
how to make them later - they were also a hit!

Lay out mini pretzel twists on a rimmed baking sheet. Melt one package of white candy melts in a big glass measuring cup in the microwave according to package, put in a ziplock baggie and snip one corner (or use a decorating bag) and fill in the pretzel holes and then smooth some on the top creating a solid surface. I used a small decorating tip that makes a ribbon like design (don't know what number it is) and applied additional white frosting on top of the pretzels in a mummy pattern. You could do the same with a baggie if you cut the hole so it comes out in ribbons - I hope that makes sense. Look at the pictures to see what I mean by ribbon effect, you need to make flat strips on top of the pretzel to get it to look like mummy bandages. Before the chocolate sets add candy eggs - I found these at our grocery store but I've seen them lots of places so they aren't hard to find. Look how cute they turned out and it only took me a few minutes to make a whole plate of them (I had enough eyes for 36). 

supplies: mini pretzel twists, white candy melts, candy eyes,
glass measuring bowl, rimmed baking sheet. 

fill in the holes and then smooth across the top

apply frosting in ribbon zig zag strips like a "mummy"