I have been making these pretzel hugs for Christmas for the past few years. They are wonderful for gifting and super easy to make. They are pretty, too, unless your bag of pretzels are broken – like mine were. Since I was not presenting them to Gordon Ramsay I figured they would be okay.

To make these, you will need square pretzels (not buttered flavored!) I have seen star shaped pretzels in the past, but I couldn’t find them this year. I thought they would be cute for Christmas. You will also need Hershey’s Hugs and a bag of M&M’s. I used red and green because I was making them for Christmas. They are also pretty with the regular M&M’s.
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. (I used wax paper because I was out of parchment paper and I refused to go back to the store for the 100th time.)
Align the pretzels on the paper in a single layer.

Place one hug on the top of each pretzel.

Bake in the preheated oven for 4-6 minutes. You want the chocolate to be shiny and soft, but not entirely melted!
Place an M&M on top of the slightly melted hug and press down gently; just enough to spread the chocolate a little bit.

Put them in the freezer to allow them to set, about 15 minutes or so. When they are set, put them in an air-tight container.
These are pretty wrapped in cellophane bags tied with a ribbon, or placed in cute little tins for gifting.
The sweet and salty combined makes these pretzel hugs highly addictive, so you’ve been warned!
Pretzel Hugs

A sweet and salty treat perfect for gift giving.
Ingredients
- Square Pretzels (not butter flavored)
- Hershey’s Hugs chocolates, unwrapped
- Milk Chocolate M&M’s
Very cool!
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Adorable!! Love your new header, too. 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Yum!!
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Very! 😁
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I love these!!! So yummy!
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They are very good!!
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Wonderful. Will try these. Used to do something similar with mini pretzels and Rolos. Thanks for new ideas
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You’re very welcome! I hope you enjoy! I bet the Rolos and pretzels are good, too. I’ll have to try that!
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They look like they should be in a store window…beautiful.
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Thank you!
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Mmmmmm nice!
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Thank you! They’re very addictive!
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I bet!
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Those look so festive. I do something similar with the square pretzels and rolo candies, then i top them with a pecan half.
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That sounds delicious! I’m really going to have to try the pretzels and rolos. 😊
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They are really good too. they are like turtles.
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Michelle, these look amazing. I would love to try them next year. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them!
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Those are so festive! I’m going to make some and send it off to family back east. I’m sure they’ll travel well. Hopefully, I can find the Hershey hugs! We never seem to have them here and I think that’s just weird. – Can’t wait to make these! Thanks!
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Good luck finding them! I see them more around Christmas time than any other time of the year. I hope your family enjoys them!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
JUST THE THING TO FUEL THOSE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Looks and sounds yummy!
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Thank you! They are very good! Addictive, too. 😁
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You’re welcome! I’m sure they are. 😃 They will be nice treats when my kids have visitors.😉
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Kids would go crazy for them. Michelle, I really like the new look of your blog. It’s just amazing.
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Yes they would! My daughter loves them! Thank you so much!
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Oooh what a great, creative idea! Love this!
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Thank you! They’re super easy, too!
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Very nice! I like it. Please check out my blog.
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Good!! Job!! Michelle!! Looks Yummy!! Happy Bless New Year 2019 to you and your family. ((Hugs))
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Thank you! Wishing you a very blessed new year!! 🤗
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These are adorable, and look amazing for something that is so simple! It looks like something you’d find in a bakery over in the UK ☺️
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Thank you! I love that they are so easy and quick! ♥️
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Oh My Gosh!!! These are just awesome!!!
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Thank you! They’re very easy, too!
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What a cool recipe! I like the striped kisses! I have used rolos in the past and these things vanish almost as soon as they are cool! I am loving your new blog look 🙂
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Thank you so much! These are very addicting for sure! I’m really going to have to try the rolos! 🙂
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So cute!
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Thank you!
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Now I am hungry…lol. I think I am going to make these. Probably won’t come out as good as yours, but I am going to try. Thank you for sharing.
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Lol! I’m sure they’ll be great! I hope you enjoy them!
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It look too 😋 yummy
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Thank you! 🙂
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These are so sweet looking and simple to do, and as someone who messes up baking a lot, I love a simple recipe!
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I have the same problem, so I always look for something simple! 🙂
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Hey, thanks for following my blog.
Pretzels! They’re so shiny! My dear, this must have been a feast not just for the eye!
I also like the word ‘Pretzel’ it sounds so cute – in Germany we say Brezel but usually mean the bigger saltier version;)
All the best
Laureen
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”’Brezel’ is a neat word! 🙂 Thank you so much for reading!
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Fabulous recipe!!! All my favorites! Thanks
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Thank you! I love these, too. 🙂
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These look so delicious! What an easy recipe. I am keeping this idea for Christmas this year! Thank you so much for the recipe!!! Awesome!
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They are addictive! 😀
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I bet they are….thanks!!!☺️❤️️
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