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As much as I love to bake, I don’t generally make nine thousand different types of Christmas cookies. I’m actually pretty boring when it comes to Christmas cookies. I make my mama’s super delicious butter cookies, some peanut butter blossoms, and I always, always, always make buttons. Buttons really aren’t cookies though, and, actually, I don’t personally make them. I recruit my kids for that.
Buttons are the simplest treats you can make, they take minutes to prepare and bake, and then you just have to wait for the chocolate to harden up. My four year old and nine year old can do these completely by themselves. Best of all, people just gobble these up!
All you need are round pretzels, also called pretzel rings, Hershey kisses, and m&m’s.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the pretzel rings out in a single layer. Plop a Hershey’s kiss in the center of each pretzel and bake at 200 degrees for about 5 minutes. The kisses hold their shape, so don’t wait for them to melt or you’ll burn your chocolate! Remove from the oven and smoosh an m&m right down on top of the Hershey’s kiss. Let them cool long enough for the Hershey’s kiss to harden back up and then go ahead and devour all of them.
Go make these. Your holiday just isn’t complete without them!
I’ll be back later in the week to share the recipe for those scrumptious little chocolate cookies covered in powdered sugar “snow” that you see in the above photo!
Buttons
Ingredients
- 40 pretzel rings
- 40 Hershey's Kisses
- 40 M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay all the pretzel rings out and place a chocolate candy in the center of each ring.
- Bake for 3-4 minutes or until the chocolate is shiny and wet looking.
- Remove from the oven and immediately press an M&M into the top of the chocolate and smoosh it down so that the chocolate fills the center of the pretzel.
- Cool completely before removing from the pan.
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Updated to add: A lot of people have emailed me to say that they are having a difficult time finding the pretzel rings. I always buy the Kitchen Cooked brand, but even then I can only find them for a few weeks around Christmas. If you can’t find the rings, just buy the little square grid shaped pretzels (I think they are made by Snyder’s) and put the kiss right on top of the pretzel. They won’t look like buttons, but they are just as cute and yummy!
Julie says
Where did you find those pretzel rings? I’ve looked all over and just can’t find ’em!
Lori says
Oh, these are so cute! I’ve never seen them before, and now can’t wait to do them.
~~Lori
Amber says
Oh my gosh, yum. I need to make some of those.
Deborah says
Simplicity is best when it comes to baking for Christmas! I love these!
megan says
These are so cute. I used to make them with my mom every year, but I haven’t made them in awhile. Thanks for reminding me about them!
Memoria says
Oh my goodness! These are lovely! I love your photos as well. I can’t wait to produce as good of photos as you.
Happy holidays and happy new year!!
Donna says
Wow! I’m making these today with my family! Soooo cute.
I love you blog, BTW.
Check out my kid-friendly activity making butter with your kids:
Easy Homemade Butter: http://www.fabfrugalfood.com/appetizers/easy-homemade-butter/
rachel-asouthernfairytale says
I love these! I make them every year! You can also do them with the mini pretzels if, I can’t find the rings. They aren’t quite that purty.. but 😉
I have a similar recipe, I’ll email it to you later. Just like this, except not 😉
(i’m cryptic, aren’t i)
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I really like your writing style, its not generic and extremly long and tedious like a lot of blog posts I read, you get to the point and I really enjoy reading your articles! Oh, and merry Christmas!
monica says
Where do you find the round pretzels? I’ve checked our local grocery stores and no luck! I’m here in San Diego, CA and would love to make these!
kekstester says
2010 will be the year of buttons ( in my kitchen)!
Amanda says
Is it hard to find the pretzels in just rings like that? I dont remember seeeing those at the grocery store. What brand are the pretzels?
Simone (junglefrog) says
They look delicious and simple too!
Karen says
I make these with rolos, round pretzels and pecans. A pretzels turtle! Mmmmm! So yummy!!
kitchensink says
I recently wasted time and money making a recipe for healthy Christmas cookies. My 12 year old refused to take them to school and I couldn’t even pawn them off at the office. I should have known better.
These look like guaranteed winners.
JOY!