Naptime Nosh: Rolo Turtles

One of my favorite baking discoveries was that sometimes, in the baking aisle, you can find bags of non-wrapped Hershey Kisses. This saves mass amounts of time when making Peanut Butter Blossoms.

Sadly, the same cannot be said for rolos.

And when you unwrap candy, it seems you need to be paid for the job. In candy. One for me . . . one for the recipe. . .

Or maybe that's just me.

Another quick and easy, make-during-naptime holiday treat.

Pretzel Turtles (Source: Teta Elena)
-Bag of rolos
-Bag of pretzel snaps (the square ones with a grid pattern)
-Bag of pecan halves

-Line a cookie sheet with foil
-Lay out the pretzels; about 50 will allow you to sneak a few rolos from the bag and still have anough
-Unwrap rolos and top each pretzel with a rolo

-Bake at 250 for about 4 minutes until the rolos look shiny, but before they lose their consistency
-Remove from the oven and immediately top each candy with a pecan half, pushing down to smush the rolo

Of course, you will find uses for the remaining pretzels . . .

Naptime Nosh: Two-Ingredient Fudge - Cookies & Cream Variation

This is the most insanely easy fudge. EVER.

It takes approximately seven minutes, start to finish.

When you heat the frosting it's a little creepy. Makes you realize that some foods are not really foods at all . . . but a few food additives never hurt anyone . . . right?

My coworker said this was so sweet it made his teeth stand on end.

Two Ingredient Fudge (Source: Suzie Homemaker)
-One bag white chocolate chips (I recommend Ghirardelli)
-One can vanilla frosting
-Oreos, crushed

-Place chocolate chips in a casserole and microwave for 90 seconds
-Spread frosting on top and microwave for an additional 90 seconds
-Mix melted chips and frosting together. The frosting will be separated, but will come back together with mixing
-Stir in the oreos - the mix will be thick.
-Line an 8x8 pan with foil for easy removal
-Spread the fudge mix into the 8x8 pan. It leaves the casserole practically clean (again: strange food chemistry)
-Refrigerate until hardened, cut into squares, and serve