Chile Chocolate Pretzels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk chocolate chips, chop coarsely
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, not oil
36 pretzels

Preparation

Prepare a baking sheet, lined with foil or waxed paper.
In a microsafe bowl, combine the chocolate, cayenne and shortening.
Microwave on 50% power for 1 minute, remove and stir.
Continue this process in 10 second increments until mixture is blended and smooth.
Using a skewer, dip each pretzel one at a time into chocolate mixture making certain to coat each side.
Place coated pretzels on lined baking sheet.
Refrigerate until chilled.