How to Make Christmas Peppermint Pretzels
If you’re looking for an insanely easy treat to make or gift this holiday season, these Christmas Peppermint Pretzels are the perfect option! So simple, my children made them with very minimal help. You only need a few ingredients, a few minutes to make, and a couple hours to let set. These are a wonderful frugal Christmas dessert.
I used maybe only a quarter of the bag of pretzels, the whole bag of Kisses, and about a half bag of M&Ms. This means, you could easily make two batches if you grabbed two bags of kisses. I decided to keep the pretzels as a snack and make these delicious Christmas M&M Cookie Bars!
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Do I have to use circle pretzels for Christmas Peppermint Pretzels?
Nope! I just happened to find these at my local Aldi and scooped them up when I saw them. I have seen others use the small squares or just regular pretzels. The chocolate melts, so it honestly doesn’t matter. These look cool, but the chocolate fell out the bottom of a few, so actually, the squares may work best!
Do I have to use Peppermint candies for the Christmas pretzels?
I have seen many variations of these. Chocolate kisses, Rolos, etc. I think these were really good, but you could try a ton of different variations and they would be just as easy!
How to Make Christmas Peppermint Pretzels
What You Need
- Parchment paper
- Oven
- Baking sheet
- 1 Bag Pretzels
- 1-2 Bags Peppermint Kisses
- 1 Bag Christmas M&Ms
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Lay out pretzels on the baking sheet and place an unwrapped Hershey kiss on each pretzel.
- Cook for 4 minutes
- Immediately press a M&M on top of each Hershey kiss (be careful, its hot)
- Sprinkle each pretzel
- Let them sit on the counter for at least 2 hours to harden
Christmas Peppermint Pretzels
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- Oven
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 Bag Pretzels
- 1-2 Bags Peppermint Kisses
- 1 Bag Christmas M&Ms
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Lay out pretzels on the baking sheet and place an unwrapped Hershey kiss on each pretzel.
- Cook for 4 minutes
- Immediately press a M&M on top of each Hershey kiss (be careful, its hot)
- Sprinkle each pretzel
- Let them sit on the counter for at least 2 hours to harden
There you have it! An easy, frugal dessert for Christmas that is so easy, even the kids can do it!
