Chocolate Dipped Cheer
Make these white-chocolate pretzels for a party-or pack 'em up for far-awary pals!
Ingredients
4 ounces of white chocolate, chopped
3 dozen mini-pretzels
red and green sugar crystals or sprinkles for decoration
Procedure
Melt chocolate in microwave according to package directios. Use wooden skewers to dip pretzels in chocolate, one at a time, letting excess drip off. Place pretzels on trayi lined with waxed paper, sprinkle with sugar crystals or sprinkles and refrigerate until chocolate has set. Store in airtight containers on layers of waxed paper. Sending them? Pack them in a oversized mug or a colored Chinese takeout box.
Season's Eatings
Gifts they won't want to return!
Secret Santa: Godiva's velvet mini-stocking filled with a to-die-for mild chocolate bar and dark chocolate raspberry bar. ($10 at Godiva stores, or GODIVA.com
Fave Guy: A snack bonanza-45 single servings of treats like Chex Mix, chocolate chip cookies and peanuts. Great for game watching. ($20 at Snacksonline, or call 1-(901)-385-7083 and ask for the sampler pack!)
Parents: Starbucks Six for the Season coffee collection. Present these great grinds to Mom and Dad and money will go to local literary programs. ($12.95 at Starbucks, or Starbucks.Com
Deck Your Cookies
Buy a roll of Ready-Made Sugar Cookie Dough and give your treats some fun holdiay frills!
Rudolf: Turn a regular warm sugar cookie into a reindeer face by pressing on halved pretzel twists for antlers, chocolate chips for eyes and a red peanut butter M&M for that famous nose.
Frosty the Snowman: Place three slices of dough in a row, slightly touching, on baking sheet. Bake as package directs. Sprinkle coconut over warm cookies; press on M&M Mini Eyes, pretzel arms and a licorice smile.
Hanukkah Stars: Cut six medium-sized triangles out of a blue Fruit Roll-Up. Press triangles onto warm cookies in a star pattern (with the points facing outwards). Fill in the center with mini marshmallows; add yellow M&M Minis between the points and outline the star with tubed icing.
**All information from Teen Mag**Look who's on this month's cover!
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