Pretzel Wreaths

• 34 cup white vanilla chip (or 5 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating)
• 72 miniature pretzels
• 6 pieces red licorice strings (24 inches each)

1. Line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper.
2. In small saucepan, melt vanilla chips over low heat, stirring constantly.
3. Using 6 pretzels, form a circle on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet, placing side of pretzel with 1 hole on outside of ring.
4. Remove 1 pretzel from circle; dip inner section (side with 2 holes) halfway into melted vanilla chips.
5. Place dipped pretzel back into circle formation.
6. Continue with remaining pretzels in circle.
7. To form top layer of wreath, dip 6 additional pretzels, one at a time, in coating.
8. Place over first circle so that coated holes overlap 2 pretzels.
9. Repeat to make 5 additional wreaths.
10. Refrigerate wreaths 15 minutes or until coating is firm.
11. Weave 1 piece of string licorice through coated holes in each pretzel.
12. Tie bow with licorice ends.
13. MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Place vanilla chips in 2-cup microwave-safe measuring cup.
14. Microwave on MEDIUM for 2 to 3 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through cooking.
15. Stir until smooth.
16. Continue as directed above.

white vanilla chip, pretzels, red licorice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pretzel-wreaths-268665 (may not work)