Recipe #64 - Easy Pretzel Turtles

We have some friends coming over to play games tonight, so I starting thinking about what sort of dessert I could serve.  Of course, by that I mean that I looked to see what recipes I had left in that section of the cookbook.  I haven't hardly touched my other recipes over the last couple of months.  I needed something that a bunch of kids would like and that wouldn't be hard to eat while playing games.

I settled on the Easy Pretzel Turtles on page 255 or online here.

True to their name, they are easy!  Start by lining a cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.  Line it with pretzels.

Then you unwrap the Rolos and place them on the pretzels.

I used my girls to help me with this.  You'll notice which Rolos I placed and which ones they placed.  Holy randomness, Batman.

(I doubled this recipe.  So I bought two "classic" sized bags of Rolos and we only had 4 left from what you see on the tray.  That's a lot of treats!)

Then they go in the oven for 3-4 minutes until they are glossy and melted but still holding their shape.

Then you press whatever toppings you want into the Rolo.  I did nuts and M&M's.

Now be sure that at least one of your Rolo's doesn't get placed in the center of your pretzel.  Then you'll have to taste it to make sure that its okay.  After all, you can't serve it.

I piped some melted white chocolate over half of them.

WARNING!  These have been cooling for 12 hours now and they are still not set up yet.  Give yourself plenty of time to let these cool before you need them.  You can totally eat them while they're soft, but they are harder to serve or give as a gift.

Update:  After 24 hours these were still not set.  Then I got the brilliant idea to put them in the fridge.  Seriously took 5 minutes to set.  Why oh why did I not think about that before?!