My friend @awlarralde loves, I mean loves Halloween. In a holiday-induced craze, she made a large batch of goodies, including these chocolate pretzel spiders. While waiting for the kiddies to come by and trick-o-treat, enjoy your own tasty treats.

Chocolate Pretzel Spiders

Ingredients (Makes about 12)

• 12 oz. semi-sweet milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups crumbled pretzels (plus 8 whole pretzels per “body” for legs)
• white chocolate chips (for the eyes)

Directions

1. Melt together the chocolate chips and peanut butter on low heat
2. Remove from heat and stir until smooth.
3. Mix in crumbled pretzels
4. Place spoonful mounds of mixture onto a wax sheet covered baking sheet.
5. Add four pretzels on each side of the mounds for legs, and white chocolate chips for eyes.
6. Place in the freezer for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture cools.