Turtle Time

One of my favorite things about this time of year is that I can actually JUSTIFY making sinfully yummy treats...and EAT them. 

I mean...where's the harm in saying, "Hey! It's the Holidays. I've been (relatively) good this year, so I can SPLURGE and eat the yummy stuff."

Works for me.

Yesterday Jonathan and I were in the kitchen and we made our first (of many) Holiday treats. These were to take to a party...and they lasted about 20 minutes. I haven't begun my hard-core baking yet...this was just a "preview" of things to come.

Pretzel Turtles

You're drooling, aren't you? C'mon...I know you are, 'cause I am.

Here is the INSANELY easy recipe:

1 PRETZEL + 1 ROLO + 1 PECAN HALF = 1 TREAT 

Ingredients:
1 bag Rolos candies (chocolate-covered caramels)
1 bag mini pretzels (either regular twist type or waffle type)
lots of pecan halves (or walnut, almond, pistachios, peanuts, hazelnuts...whatever type of shelled nut you desire)

Instructions:

•  Preheat oven to 350
• Arrange pecan halves (or other nuts) on cookie sheet and toast in oven for about 5-8 minutes. Cool, and place aside.
• Arrange pretzels on non-stick (or foil/parchment-lined) cookie sheet in single layer.
• Top each pretzel with an UNWRAPPED Rolo (yeah, figured SOMEONE would put them on with their foil still attached so I added that disclaimer) 
• Place the prepared pretzels in oven for 3-5 minutes--just until the Rolos are soft...but not completely melted (it took 4 minutes for me)
• Remove from oven and press a pecan half on top of each prepared pretzel. Work fast...before they set up.
• NOTE** If you are allergic to nuts...you can just put another pretzel on top sorta like a sandwich.
• Chill to set...but serve at room temp or you could break a tooth. Um, yeah.

Yield: Makes a LOT--how ever many Rolos/pretzels you have.