Chocolate Pretzel Ring Candies

Linorama's Note:

Such an easy & quick candy, nice for any holiday thanks to the variety of holiday colors m&m's come in. This comes from an old magazine - was it Taste of Home or Quick Cooking? I can't remember, but they sure are tasty & cute! While the recipe calls for small pretzel rings, you'll get equally great results with mini twists and even Rold Gold butter checker pretzels if available in your neck of the woods.

• Total Time: 8 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 50 candies

• 50 small pretzels , rings
• 50 Hershey's chocolate kisses , unwrapped
• 50 M&M's plain chocolate candy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275* F, line a baking tray with waxed paper and spray with cooking spray.
2. Lay out pretzels in a single layer, top each with a Hershey kiss in the center.
3. Bake 2-3 minutes, just till chocolate is softened.
4. Remove from oven and press an m&m into each kiss, flattening it a bit and creating a"bed" of chocolate.
5. Firm up in the fridge for 10 minutes or so, but store at room temperature.

Reviews

[kathmrp]

Yummy! I made these at Christmas time and they were a huge hit with everyone! I used milk chocolate, dark chocolate and candy cane kisses. The favorite was the dark chocolate and I have had to make a huge batch of them 2 other times since Christmas. These will be on my Bake List every holiday!

[55tbird]

Made with Hersheys candy cane and also with Hersheys hugs for Christmas 2010. Very good and easy.

[Messy44]

Thanks, Jacob and Charmie777! These were a hoot to make and are very yummy to eat! We used holiday shaped pretzels (the boot shape and snowman shape worked well, the stars and trees, not as well) and the Hershey's Hugs. Very pretty and so easy. Will keep this one in the "good recipe" binder. ~Messy44 Update - used parchment instead of waxed paper. The waxed seemed to stick on the cookie sheets. Also, the peppermint kisses are wonderful (I think they are called candy cane) but they take longer to melt. :]