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M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · · · 🗨 25 Comments

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Fun, festive M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels with an irresistible sweet salty combination. Takes only minutes to prepare.

M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels in holiday tin.

I was sold the first time I set eyes on these fun M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels. They are pretty and festive. The sweet and salty combination makes them irresistible. There can never be too many of these as they make lovely gifts in clear bags tied with ribbons or in holiday cookie tins.

These treats are easy to put together and there is hardly any clean up involved. While the unwrapping of the Hershey’s Hugs and Kisses can be a little tedious, they are well worth the effort. If you have several little helpers around the house, this could be a fun holiday baking activity.

A plateful of irresistible Holiday Pretzels.

I found this recipe at Family Fun Magazine. In previous years, I made them with star and Christmas tree shaped holiday pretzels. This time round, I used window pane pretzels. For the candy, I combined Hershey’s candy cane kisses and M&M’s holiday chocolate giving these treats a sweet and salty combination. You can also use M&M’s holiday mint chocolate instead for a minty flavor.

Holiday Pretzels using star and Christmas tree shaped holiday pretzels.

Watch The Oven

Be sure to watch the oven as you do not want to over heat the chocolate and have it melted all the way. White chocolate tend to melt faster than regular chocolate. If you are using both Hugs (white chocolate) and Kisses (milk or dark chocolate), you would want to melt them in separate trays.

Tools Used in Making These M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels

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Hersheys Kisses Candy Cane Christmas Edition 2 Pounds Approx. 190 Kisses
Hershey’s Hugs Kisses Candies, Classic 10.6 oz Bag – 2 Pack
M&M’S Holiday Milk Chocolate Christmas Candy, Party Size, 38 oz
Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet (2 Pack), Silver
Reynolds Kitchens Unbleached Parchment Paper Roll, 45 Square Feet
If You Care Parchment Baking Paper 70 Sq Ft Roll, Unbleached
Clear Half Gallon Wide-mouth Glass Jars (2-Pack), 64-Ounce / 2-Quart

M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels in holiday tin.
5 from 2 votes

M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels

Fun, festive M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels with an irresistible sweet salty combination. Takes only minutes to prepare.
(Makes 120 holiday pretzels)
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Dessert
Cuisine : American
Keyword : Holiday Pretzels, M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 4 mins
Total Time 24 mins
Servings : 60
Calories : 74kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag pretzels (window pane or holiday pretzels) (24 oz/680g)
  • 1 bag Holiday M&M (9.9 oz/280g)
  • 2 bags Hershey’s candy cane Kisses or Hugs (20 oz /566g)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 170°F (80°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Set pretzels in a single layer on lined baking tray. Top each pretzel with an unwrapped Kiss or Hug.
  • Bake for 4 to 6** minutes until chocolate feels soft.
  • Remove from oven and quickly press an M&M candy into the center of each Kiss or Hugs.
  • Allow treats to cool for a few minutes before placing entire tray into the refrigerator to set for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Store in airtight containers.

Notes

**White chocolate Hugs tend to melt more quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 74kcal
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Fun and festive Holiday Pretzels.

Christmas Dessert Board

These fun and festive pretzels are perfect on my Christmas Dessert Board. They add a sweet, salt, and minty combination to the board.

Fun, festive, and addictive M&M, Hugs, and Kisses Holiday Pretzels.

NOTE: The original publication of this post was on December 15th, 2011. This republication comes with updated pictures and minor changes to the writeup but the recipe remains the same.

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  1. Elin says

    5 stars
    Biren…those xmas pretzels sure look yummy. Great for kids 🙂 Great job ! I would never have thought of it…adding kisses and M&Ms to it 🙂 Merry Xmas to you and family !

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  6. Ruby says

    Very cute. We don’t get Hershey’s Hugs or Kisses here, but I’m actually thinking that might be a good thing. Too many sweets on my counter already! 😉

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    • Biren says

      I have not tried rollos. Will have to check them out sometime. Perhaps we should have thought of organizing a cookie swap. 🙂

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  13. Julie M. says

    I LOVE these! I made them last year as well and couldn’t stop eating them. the ones with the rolos were sooo good as well. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and all the best to you and your family my good friend!

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    • Biren says

      I love them too! The sweet and salty combination is just irresistible. Lyndsey also mentioned rolos. I will have to give those a try. Thank you Julie for your friendship. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas too! 🙂

      Reply