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www.FredericksburgParent.NET 25 Chocolate Pretzel Webs 8-ounce bag of thin pretzel sticks 12-ounce bag chocolate chips (white and/or dark chocolate - see note Gummy or chocolate spiders (I made mine using a candy mold) 1. Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. Arrange pretzel sticks in groups of 8 to form a circle, ends touching in the center. 2. Place half the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between increments, until melted and smooth. Transfer melted chocolate to a piping bag or small ziplock bag (snip off a corner after filling). Fill the center of the pretzel circles with chocolate to hold "web" together. Continue outward, making larger circles to create the web effect. 3. Place gummy or chocolate spider at the center of each web. Melt remaining chocolate to create more webs as needed. 4. Refrigerate until chocolate is fully set. Gently peel back wax/ parchment paper to remove web and enjoy! Veggie Skeleton 1red bell peppersliced lengthwise ½cucumbersliced into rounds 3medium carrotspeeled and cut into sticks 5mushroomssliced 1cupbroccoli florets Small bowl of veggie dip 1. Place a bowlof veggie dip at the top of your tray for your skeleton's head. Use broccoli florets at the top of the bowl for "hair." Use a couple small pieces of broc- coli for the eyes. 2. Stack the cucumber slices in a vertically in the center of the tray, going down from the bowl, then add the bell pepper ribs off each side of the spinal column. Next, pile on the sliced mushrooms as the pelvis, just below the spine and the ribs. 3. Add carrot sticks for the arms and legs. Use broccoli florets as elbow and knee joints, and for the feet and hands. Serve and enjoy! Marshmallow Spiders 6 marshmallows 48 pretzel sticks 1 cup melted white chocolate 18 candy eyes (optional) hot chocolate in mugs, for serving 1. Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. 2. In a small bowl, microwave white chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring between intervals, until completely melted. 3. Dip 8 pretzels in the white chocolate (or line up pretzels and brush melted chocolate on using a pastry brush) and place on a baking sheet like spiders' legs, four on each side and meeting in the middle. Dip one edge of the marshmallow in the white chocolate and place 3 candy eyes in a line, using the white choco- late as "glue." Dip the bottom of a marshmallow in the white chocolate and press into the pretzels where all their ends meet. Repeat process with remaining ingredients. Place in the refrigerator to harden, 30-45 minutes. Once hardened, remove from freezer. Serve as mug toppers with hot chocolate, if desired, or enjoy on its own as a treat! NOTE: Grape tomatoes or olives can be used for the eyes instead of broccoli, and celery can replace carrots for the arms and/or legs. continued on pg 27