author: Better Homes and Gardens
directions: 'Lightly butter a large cookie sheet; set aside.  In a small saucepan
  combine unwrapped caramels and 1 T. water.  Cook and stir over low heat until
  caramels are just melted and smooth.  Remove from heat.


  Dip the top portion of pretzel twists or ¾ of each pretzel rod into the caramel
  mixture, tilting pan as necessary to help coat each pretzel.  Let excess caramel
  drip off pretzels.  Place pretzels on prepared cookie sheet.  (If caramel mixture
  is running off pretzels onto the cookie sheet, wait a few minutes before dipping
  remaining pretzels.  The caramel mixture will cool slightly and thicken a bit,
  clinging to pretzels better.)  Cool until caramel is set.


  Place chocolate and shortening in another small saucepan.  Cook and stir over
  low heat until chocolate is just melted and smooth.  Cool slightly.  Spoon melted
  chocolate mixture into small plastic bag.  Use scissors to snip a small hole on
  one corner of the bag.  Drizzle chocolate from the bag onto pretzels, forming
  decorative lines.  Sprinkle with nuts, if desired.  Chill pretzels in refrigerator
  for about 20 min. or until set.


  Note: Eat same day as the caramel softens the pretzels.'
ingredient_blocks:
- ingredients:
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: sheet
      value: '1'
    name: butter
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: oz.
      value: '14'
    name: vanilla caramels, about 48
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: T.
      value: '1'
    name: water
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: large
      value: 15-20
    name: pretzel twists (4x½”) or pretzel rods
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: oz.
      value: '4'
    name: bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: t.
      value: '1'
    name: shortening
    note: null
  - amount:
      alternatives: []
      range_: null
      units: garnish
      value: '1'
    name: pecans, chopped, if desired
    note: null
  name: null
name: Turtle Pretzels
source: null
tags: null
url: null
yield_: 15-20 pretzel sticks