These Christmas pretzels hugs are an easy festive treat to make for holiday gifting and snacking! All you need are 3 ingredients including pretzels, Hershey’s Hugs and M&Ms.

Pretzel hugs in jar.

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Easy Pretzel M&M Hugs

These pretzel hugs (also known as Christmas hugs, Christmas pretzels, M&M pretzel hugs or pretzel kisses) are one of my favorite holiday desserts! I found the pretzel kisses recipe on the back of the candy bag years ago and have been making them ever since.

They’re perfect if you want to make a homemade holiday treat but need something super easy that the kids can help make just like these rolo pretzels and rolo pretzels turtles!

These pretzel M&M hugs make great gifts for the holidays, too! Wrap with cellophane and a bow or stick in a glass jar and add one of my adorable Christmas hugs tags (free download below). They are so delicious and seriously addicting!

Christmas hugs on baking sheet.

Ingredient Notes

  • Hershey’s hugs candies: These are basically like Hershey kisses, but with white and milk chocolate.
  • Pretzels: Snap pretzels work better than pretzel twists, because the chocolate won’t melt through the holes of the square pretzels.
  • M&M’s: Use the festive red and green Christmas M&M’s for a fun pop of color.

How to Make Christmas Pretzel Hugs

  1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil. Place 50 pretzels on baking sheet. Top each pretzel with one unwrapped Hershey’s hug.
  2. Bake at 320°F for 2 to 4 minutes or until chocolate begins to soften, but not melted. Remove from oven and top each pretzel hug with an M&M.
  3. Allow to cool several hours then store in an airtight container at room temperature. 
Pretzel kisses lined up on parchment paper.

M&M Pretzel Hugs Tips and Variations

  • Rolo candies. If you’d rather use Rolo’s instead of Hershey’s hugs, you can definitely swap the candies. Or use chocolate kisses if preferred.
  • Pretzel sandwich. You can also stack another butter snaps pretzel on top, similar to a rolo pretzel sandwich.
  • More festive. For a more festive Christmas flare, try using the candy cane Hershey’s kisses. You can top with Christmas sprinkles, too!
  • Pecans. Sometimes I’ll top mine with a pecan half if I don’t have M&M’s on hand.
  • Make year round. These can be made any time of the year. Just use different colored M&M’s based on the occasion.
Christmas pretzel hugs in a glass container.

Free Printable Tag

If giving these Christmas hugs as a holiday gift, don’t forget to print out these FREE adorable Christmas tags!

Instructions: Print on cardstock paper and cut out the tags. Then tie some bakers twine around a jar filled with Christmas hugs and you’ve got yourself a pretty cute and inexpensive gift! :)

Jar of pretzel hugs with Christmas tag.

Other Easy Holiday Treats

Christmas pretzel hugs in a glass container

Christmas Pretzel Hugs

5 from 10 votes
Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 50
These Christmas pretzels hugs are an easy festive treat to make for holiday gifting and snacking! All you need are 3 ingredients including pretzels, Hershey's Hugs and M&Ms.

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Ingredients 

  • 50 Hershey’s hugs candies
  • 50 pretzels
  • 50 M&M’s

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 320°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil. Place 50 pretzels on baking sheet. Top each pretzel with one unwrapped Hershey's hug.
  • Bake 2 to 4 minutes or until chocolate begins to soften, but not melted. Remove from oven and top each pretzel hug with an M&M. Allow to cool a few minutes if they're too hot. 
  • Allow to cool several hours and then store in an airtight container. 

Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.

Notes

Feel free to use Rolo’s instead of Hershey’s hugs if preferred. You can also top each pretzel hug with a pecan half instead of a M&M. 
To make a pretzel sandwich, top with an additional pretzel. 

Nutrition

Calories: 31kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 17mg, Potassium: 1mg, Sugar: 3g, Calcium: 10mg, Iron: 0.1mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.