Pretzels, Pretzels and More Pretzels!

By the time I finished dipping pretzels for my husband's Christmas party, I was covered with chocolate! I did all this last weekend because he needed everything for this past Tuesday. Sunday was a loooong day! I started early, forgot to eat breakfast and had a bowl of soup for lunch. By the time dinner time rolled around I didn't want anything to do with food. I was in bed by 8:30 PM. That's way early for me as I'm a night owl.

I found this recipe on this blog. I think I saw it on Pinterest first and followed the link. I chose this recipe because it's easy, cute and looks festive. I guess you can make them with Rolo's too. I think the mixture of caramel and chocolate sounds wonderful, so I may try making them next time.

All you need are round pretzels, but I think you could use square ones too!

Preheat your oven to 225° . You'll need: Round Pretzels, Hershey's Kisses, Holiday M&M's. Spread the pretzels on a baking sheet. I covered mine with parchment paper to help with the mess.

Place a kiss in the center of each pretzel and bake for 3-4 minutes, depending on your oven. I only left mine in for 3 minutes.

Immediately (that's why it's important to have everything ready to go!) place an M&M in the center of each kiss and push it down. I wiggled mine a little so that the chocolate hits the sides of the pretzel. I refrigerated each batch to let them set.

I could have used an extra set of hands while making these. This would be a perfect activity to do with kids.

Since I had a big mess going on in the kitchen.....

.....why not dip some pretzel rods and

some pretzels!

I made enough for an army! That's what you have kids and brothers for! I packed everything up and when they're here for Christmas they can take a bag of treats home with them.

This post is linked to these parties: Full Plate Thursday, Turning The Table, Sweet Treats Thursday, Delightfully Inspiring. Be sure to stop by these blogs and check out all the wonderful recipes and crafts!

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by!

Chinese Cookies

I had a moment of weakness yesterday and made these.....

If you're looking for something rich, delicious AND simple enough to make with your eyes closed......try these! The combination of sweet, salty and crunchy is sure to please.

Chinese Cookies
makes 24 (or more) depending on how large or small you make them

1 (6 ounce) package butterscotch chips
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate)
2 cups chow mein noodles
1-1/4 cups salted peanuts

On low heat, melt butterscotch and chocolate chips. Add noodles and peanuts and mix well.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper and refrigerate to harden.

Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

This post is linked to Sweet As Sugar Cookies: Sweets For A Saturday #25. Also to Everyday Sisters Sharing Sundays #3.

*From the book Busy Woman's Quick & Easy Recipes, ISBN: 978-59769-002-7

Knockoff Recipe....Sort Of

I always tape Food Network's Unwrapped show because I love it. The other night I was watching an episode that was featuring a candy store called PUREchocolate in Quincy, MA. They showed a candy that they called P2C2. It looked so incredibly fantastic that I needed to figure out how to make it. Now, first of all I don't need to make it because it's not something I should be eating. However, it's all I've been thinking about. And, once I set my mind on something, I will do it no matter what.

The chocolate I used is probably no comparison, but it's all I could find where I live. There are only four ingredients: chocolate, peanut butter, potato chips and caramel. That's it.

Doesn't it look wonderful?

All I did was melt the chocolate ( I used chocolate almond bark), added some peanut butter and mixed until smooth and melted, added crushed potato chips and spread into a 9 x 13-inch pan that I had waxed paper on. Then I took caramel (from a jar) and drizzled it over the top. I took a spoon and stirred the mixture a little to spread the caramel all over. I then refrigerated it to set.

Nothing is usually ever too rich for me, but I think I've finally met my match. This is sooooo good, but needs to be cut into small pieces because it's so rich. I love the chocolate, peanut butter and caramel taste with the salty crunch of the potato chips.

I know this is in no way a comparison to their recipe, but I'm in Wisconsin and they're in Massachusetts and I don't think I'm going to be going there anytime soon. Here's a link to an article about the candy makers.