How to Make Christmas Ornaments With Pretzels

It's fun to make your own chocolate covered pretzels at Christmas, and those pretzels can do double duty as Christmas ornaments. With just a bit of dressing up, you can tie them on your Christmas tree. Be sure to make plenty, because these delicious pretzel ornaments will disappear quickly.

Things You'll Need

• 1 (6 ounce) bag white chocolate chips
• 2 small saucepans
• 2 tbsp butter, divided
• 1 bag of "knot" pretzels
• Waxed paper
• Candy cake decorations, if desired
• 1 (6 ounce) bag regular chocolate chips
• Red or green ribbon
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Place one 6 ounce bag of white chocolate chips in a small saucepan and add 2 Tbsp. of butter. Put the saucepan on low heat and stir the mixture constantly until it melts.

2. Dip several "knot" pretzels in the melted white chocolate and put them on a piece of waxed paper to cool. Sprinkle the pretzels with some candy cake decorations while they're still warm, if desired.

3. Melt a 6 ounce bag of regular chocolate chips in a separate saucepan, and add 2 Tbsp. of butter. Melt the chocolate as you did in Step 1.

4. Coat several "knot" pretzels in the melted regular chocolate and let them cool on the waxed paper along with the white chocolate pretzels.

5. Leave a few of the pretzels plain, if you desire.

6. Cut the red or green ribbon in pieces about 12 inches long, and tie a large bow on each pretzel.

7. Hang the decorated pretzels on the Christmas tree.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't hang the pretzel Christmas tree ornaments near a light, because the chocolate will melt.