Pretzel Wreaths

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vanilla chip (or 5 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating)
• 72 miniature pretzels
• 6 pieces red licorice strings (24 inches each)

Recipe

• 1 line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper.
• 2 in small saucepan, melt vanilla chips over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 3 using 6 pretzels, form a circle on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet, placing side of pretzel with 1 hole on outside of ring.
• 4 remove 1 pretzel from circle; dip inner section (side with 2 holes) halfway into melted vanilla chips.
• 5 place dipped pretzel back into circle formation. continue with remaining pretzels in circle.
• 6 to form top layer of wreath, dip 6 additional pretzels, one at a time, in coating. place over first circle so that coated holes overlap 2 pretzels.
• 7 repeat to make 5 additional wreaths. refrigerate wreaths 15 minutes or until coating is firm.
• 8 weave 1 piece of string licorice through coated holes in each pretzel. tie bow with licorice ends.
• 9 microwave directions: place vanilla chips in 2-cup microwave-safe measuring cup.
• 10 microwave on medium for 2 to 3 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through cooking. stir until smooth. continue as directed above.