Chocolate-covered Pretzels

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
• 17 large pretzels (can use regular size pretzels)
• 6 -7 ounces chocolate

Recipe

• 1 cover a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• 2 in a double broiler set over simmering water, melt the semisweet chocolate with 2 teaspoons shortening, stirring gently constantly; remove from heat.
• 3 using tongs dip each pretzel in chocolate allowing excess to drip off.
• 4 place onto waxed paper (if the chocolate in the pot begins to harden then reheat slightly).
• 5 if you are sprinkling any toppings on do it right after dipping into the chocolate so it will stick.
• 6 place the coated pretzels in the refrigerator to harden.
• 7 after the pretzels have hardened place the chocolate in a double boiler and melt over simmering water (or you could melted in the microwave).
• 8 drizzle the chocolate in small strands over each pretzel.
• 9 return to waxed paper and refrigerate.