More of our favorite Christmas candy recipes. Baking, making candy is one way we have always prepared ourselves for the Christmas holiday. While we work on these, we find time to talk about Christmases past, and what we are anticipating this year.

This recipe is a relatively new one, from just the past two or three Christmas seasons. Chocolate-Caramel-Pretzel Treats are easy and delicious, a combination of sweet and salty flavors.
<p style="text-align: left;">We like to use the Christmas-shapes pretzels, but any small pretzels would work. Start by turning your oven on to a "warm" setting. Then assemble the ingredients: pretzels, Hershey Kisses (we prefer the caramel ones), M&amp;Ms and pecans.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ChocCarmelPretzelingred.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-846" title="ChocCarmelPretzelingred" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ChocCarmelPretzelingred.jpg" alt="Christmas-shaped pretzels, caramel Kisses, red and green M&amp;Ms, and pecans" width="479" height="291" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Spread the pretzels out on a cookies sheet.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pretzelsonpan1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-848" title="pretzelsonpan" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pretzelsonpan1.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kisseswrappers1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-853" title="kisseswrappers" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kisseswrappers1.jpg" alt="" width="479" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Unwrap the Hershey Kisses and place one Kiss on each pretzel.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kissesonpretzels.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-850" title="kissesonpretzels" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kissesonpretzels.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="535" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Slide the pan of pretzels/kisses into your warm oven. Set the timer for two minutes - just enough time to begin to melt the Kisses.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pull the pan out of the oven and press either a red or green M&amp;M or a pecan half onto each kiss.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MMpecans.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-851" title="MMpecans" src="http://motherhoodstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MMpecans.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /></a>We took this entire pan-full to church last night, for Trinity's Live Nativity (more on that as a family Christmas tradition in a later post). They were eaten immediately! They are a nice blend of salty and sweet, and very attractive, too.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Our friend Karen Tucker makes a variation of this treat, putting a second pretzel on top, and using milk chocolate Kisses.  You may make your own variation, using any of the many varieties of Hershey Kisses.</p>