Name: 4th Of July Patriotic Pretzels
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 24 large pretzel twists (I used Snyder’s Old Tyme brand); 2 Tablespoons solid shortening; 1/2 cup Wilton royal blue chocolate melts; 1/2 cup Wilton white chocolate melts; Red, white and blue jimmies and non pariels; White sugar pearls

Ingredients

24 large pretzel twists (I used Snyder’s Old Tyme brand)
2 Tablespoons solid shortening
1/2 cup Wilton royal blue chocolate melts
1/2 cup Wilton white chocolate melts
Red, white and blue jimmies and non pariels
White sugar pearls

Instructions

1. Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper. Set aside.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave 1 tablespoon shortening for 45 seconds. Add the blue or white chocolate melts and stir until melted (depending on what color you choose)
3. Spoon the blue melted chocolate over 12 of the pretzels coating each pretzel evenly. Place on cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart from each other.
4. Immediately sprinkle your choice of red, white and blue jimmies and sprinkles and white sugar pearls on the pretzels before the chocolate completely hardens.
5. Let pretzels “set” on cookie sheets for 30 minutes before serving.