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Chocolate Pretzel Turkeys

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 12 pretzel rods
  • 12 Grasshopper Cookies or other chocolate covered cookies
  • 24 candy eyes
  • 84 candy corns
  • 12 orange Reese's Pieces
  • 1/2 cup of chocolate melting chips or bark
  • 1/8 cup of red candy melting chips

Instructions
 

  • Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
  • Heat the chocolate chips in a tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  • Dip a pretzel rod 2/3 way down in the melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
  • Lay the pretzel rod on the cookie, with the top of the pretzel being in the center of the cookie.
  • Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around the top of the cookie to glue candy corn in place.
  • Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
  • Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
  • Using a spoon place a little melted chocolate to "glue" in place eyes and Reese's Piece on end for beak. (you will probably have to re-heat the chocolate at this point)
  • Place red candy chips in the corner of a zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
  • Clip a small corner of the bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
  • Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.