Chocolate Covered Pretzels Gift Bags

These pretzel treats make a delicious and simple to make holiday gift.

I bought these 9 inch pretzel sticks at K-Mart for about $5.99. You can find this in the chip/snack section. What a steal of a deal for the price. These make the best dipped pretzels.

You also need candy melts in whatever color you like. Melting chocolate will do just fine. You can find the candy melts at Moylan's Party World and Shop for Less for under $6.00 a bag.

• Line a cookie sheet with wax paper
• Prepare all your candy sprinkles-set up in small bowls
• Place candy chips in a deep microwavable bowl or mug-makes it easier to dip pretzels
• Melt the candy chips in the microwave at 30 second intervals and stir. Be careful not to over do the heating as the chocolate will melt.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract-any extract will do depending on taste preference
• Dip a quarter or half of the stick in the melted chocolate, use spoon to help coat.
• Shake off excess chocolate over the container
• Sprinkle with your candy bits or other decor
• Set on wax paper and place in fridge for 15 minutes to harden.
• Enjoy:)

I sprinkled crush candy cane over the wet chocolate.

You can serve these treats in a nice Christmas platter and it will surely catch some admiration.

I packaged these in cello bags so it could be easier to give as gifts or stuff in stockings and baskets.

Packaging your pretzels

• I used a 9.5 x 5.5 sized cello bag with a self adhesive seal on the back. (You can pick these up at Sunny Wholesale or Dungeon's)
• Cut decorative paper to 9 x 5 and insert in cello bag.
• Line up 6 pretzels carefully.
• Seal bag.
• Cut another decorative paper for top of bag. (Size 5.5 width and 4.5 length)
• Fold paper in half to crease.
• Adhere double stick tape to inner flaps and align crease with tip of bag then secure both sides of paper to cello bag.
• cut ribbon to 1o.5 inches-insert ribbon in between bag and decorative paper flap and tie a bow.
• Add a tag and gift away.

I hope I made this as simple as it truly is. Let me know how it works out for you. Merry Days and Bright Nights Everyone:)