Chocolate-peppermint Jumbles

Total Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 42 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (16 ounce) packages vanilla candy coating
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate baking squares
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (16 ounce) package pretzel nuggets (tested with snyder's of hanover sourdough pretzel nuggets, which is what i used)
• 1 (8 ounce) package animal crackers (cookies, about 3 cups)
• 1 cup coarsely crushed hard peppermint candy

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker.
• 2 cook, covered, on low for 1 hour, 30 minutes or until vanilla bark and chocolate look very soft.
• 3 uncover and stir until smooth.
• 4 stir in pretzels, crackers, and crushed peppermint candies.
• 5 drop candy by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
• 6 let stand 1 hour or until firm.