Salty pretzel rods coated in all the sweet flavors or your favorite peppermint bark candy! Great addition to your holiday cookie tray! Makes a great gift too!
Line two large baking sheets with wax paper or parchment.
In medium microwave safe bowl, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon shortening by microwaving for 30-second intervals, stirring between, until melted.
Dip and spoon melted chocolate onto pretzel rod, leaving about 1-inch at the top undipped.
Use the back of the spoon to swirl off excess chocolate.
Place on lined baking sheets and chill in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.
In medium microwave safe bowl, melt white chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon shortening by microwaving for 30-second intervals, stirring between, until melted.
Stir in peppermint extract.
Spoon the melted chocolate mixture into a piping bag or zip top bag.
Snip a small hole in the corner of the zip bag and drizzle the white chocolate over the pretzels.
Sprinkle them with the crushed candy canes. When set (can refrigerate for 10 minutes), store in an airtight container.
Notes
Note: To crush the candy canes, you can break them up into 1-inch pieces and pulse them in the food processor or just place them in a zip top bag and whack them around.
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