Christmas Pretzel Hugs

Christmas Pretzel Hugs are the perfect sweet and salty holiday treat that takes just minutes to put together. Pretzels topped with a melted Hershey’s Hugs and an M&M!

If you need more quick holiday treats, try White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers!

Quick and easy treats are a lifesaver this time of year. I feel like I constantly have last minute events or parties and recipes that I can make in minutes are my go to for times like that.

I already have a Valentine’s version of these because I love them so much. Seriously, I can make a pan of these in 10 minutes. If I pop them in the fridge to set, I can have them in a container and ready to take to a party in another 10 minutes.

They are so easy and so delicious. If you are a sweet and salty person, you are definitely going to love them.

Ingredients

• Square pretzels – they’re technically called “snaps” but they are just square pretzels with a cross hatch-type pattern. You could use the regular twists if you can’t find the snaps.
• Hershey’s Hugs – these are the white chocolate version of the classic Hershey’s Kiss. You could do it with the regular Kisses if you prefer milk chocolate but I think the white makes these look really festive.
• Christmas M&Ms – these are just regular M&Ms but the bag only contains red and green M&Ms. You could just buy a bag of regular M&Ms and pick out the red and green. I don’t recommend trying to use peanut M&Ms or peanut butter M&Ms – those will probably be too large for these treats.

How To Make Christmas Pretzel Hugs

• Assemble. Lay pretzels in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place an unwrapped Hershey’s Hugs on each pretzel.
• Bake. Bake at 250F for about 5 minutes, just until the Hershey’s Hugs start to lose their shape.
• Top. Quickly top each Hershey’s Hugs with an M&M.
• Set. Let sit until chocolate is set.

How Long Are They Good For?

These pretzel hugs will be good for several weeks in the fridge. Make sure to store them in an airtight container.

You can enjoy them right out of the fridge or let them sit at room temperature for a few minutes to take the chill off.

Variations

• If you can’t find square pretzels (or just don’t like the look of them), you can use regular twist pretzels. Just center the Hershey’s Hugs as much as possible.
• Try Reese’s Pieces instead of M&Ms! I don’t think they put out holiday bags but adding peanut butter to these would be delicious!
• Don’t love white chocolate? Just use regular milk chocolate Hershey’s Kisses. They usually do a ton of holiday flavors and any of those would be delicious. Last year they did a white sugar cookie one that would be so pretty and so tasty in these.

More Easy Christmas Treats

• Hot Cocoa Dip
• Sugar Cookie Truffles
• White Chocolate Peppermint Chex
• No Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Pie
• Crockpot Candy

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