Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

If anyone truly knows me or my sweet tooth, they would know I absolutely love any combination of chocolate and peanut butter. On the other hand, Mikey has more of a salty tooth; He loves pretzels! Over Valentines Day (yes, almost 8 months ago and just now posting), I decided to bake Mikey and I a little treat that we would both love. When I was looking for things to make, I about died and went to heaven when I saw this recipe: Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites. How much better could that sound? Or even taste? They were AMAZING! I thought Reese’s where addicting, however, it is incredible how addicting these little bites were. It is the perfect combination of sweet and salty!

I have yet to make them again because I am afraid how many I might consume in such a short amount of time. I might make them over the holidays with a drizzle color for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. We shall see! In addition, I doubled the recipe because I made a white chocolate and a chocolate covered version. I advise anyone to never do that due to it being heaven in your mouth! In addition, you just might be coming to visit me at work with a cavity ;)

Have you had enough just hearing about these delicious bites? Try them out yourself:

Ingredients:
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• 60 square pretzels
• 1 semi-sweet Bakers Chocolate Baking Bar OR chocolate melts
• Colored Chocolate Melts of your choice

Directions:
1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together peanut butter and butter. Stir in sugars until thickness forms.
3. Roll the peanut butter dough into 30 small balls. If it is too sticky, add a little more powdered sugar.
4. Sandwich balls between two pretzels and place on prepared baking sheet. Freeze for 10 minutes (or longer if you get distracted like I do). If you had more peanut butter balls, try not to eat them like me – you can make more little pretzel sandwiches!

5. While the pretzel bites are chilling, break up the chocolate and melt. Melt the chocolate in the way you feel most comfortable. IE over the stove, in the microwave, or the Wilton Chocolate Melting Pot (like I used because I’ll burn the chocolate otherwise, once again, I get highly distracted).

6. Dip the pretzel bites into the melted chocolate and place sandwich bite back on baking sheet (I put it on a fork and then tap the edges to help some of the access chocolate to fall). Refrigerate the dipped bites for at least 10 minutes for chocolate to set.

7. Melt the colored chocolate melt of your choice. Drizzle your colored chocolate melts over the pretzel bites to add a little design to your bites! Don't worry about getting it on the paper. It will peel right off once they are dried and have a pretty little design.

8. Enjoy!!!!