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Great Holiday Treat!

Jenni — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:45:22 +0000

yummy yummy yummy for the tummy tummy tummy

Over the years, my Mom has come across some of the best treats to make for any occasion, one of them being, well what I call, Turtle Pretzels. You have the salty pretzel blanketed in a gooey Rollo topped with a pecan… how can you go wrong with that!

The bonus? (I know, how much better can these things get) They are quick and easy to make without much mess. You have to love that this time of year!

Because it is close to the holidays, I figured I would share these with you. It’s an easy and fast treat to make for work, holiday parties, a special treat for yourself, or put into treat bags to let the ones you love know how special they really are.

Turtle Pretzels

pretzels, pecans, Rollos, oh my!

What you need:

Parchment Paper
One Bag of Rollo candies
One Bag of twisted pretzels
One Bag of pecan halves

Preheat your oven to 320° F.

Place parchment paper on each cookie sheet and layout whole pretzels on the paper. Place one Rollo on top and in the center of each pretzel and put them in the oven for just 2-3 minutes until the Rollos are soft.

just out of the oven and ready for the pecans

Once they are out of the oven, take one whole pecan half and place it top of the Rollo and push gently down so the Rollo covers most of the pretzel. Put these aside or in the fridge / freezer until cool and the chocolate has firmed up. Slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet and reuse the sheet for the next batch.

That’s it. Repeat as needed. One bag of Rollos yields about 50-60 pieces.

Side Note: I would recommend making a few cookie sheets up while you are preheating the oven. This way you don’t have to have the oven on for very long while prepping the next sheet.

Peanut Butter Turtle Pretzels

I hope you enjoy these Turtle Pretzels. If you are daring, replace the Rollos with peanut butter cups. It’s a nice variation for those peanut butter lovers you know.

If you have your own variation, please share!

Change for a Dollar

Jenni — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:29:57 +0000

When trying to come up with my first blog post, my mind went blank. I kept thinking it needed to be awesome, cool, and something everyone would be talking about. Then this skit popped into my head, and I giggled…..

CS Pull-up Banners

Jenni — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:45:25 +0000

These banner designs were created to give the sales team options and more flexibility at the many conferences they attended throughout the year.

There were two banner stands, a single banner and a double banner, where these two designs were back-to-back. The contrast of colors and imagery made the company’s booth stand out against the other lenders and attract more traffic.

CS Pull-up Banners

My Role: Designer and Production Management

Corporate ID Collateral

Jenni — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:42:00 +0000

I created the branding based off of the client’s new logo, which was designed by a different designer.

The thought was to keep the design clean, yet modern so it could be used for the client’s two audiences: clients and customers.

Corporate ID Collateral

My Role: Designer and Production Management. The logo was designed by another designer.

Pre-Conference Mailer

Jenni — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:15:13 +0000

Created as a pre-conference mailer, the ViewMaster reel was customized with images with the company’s new product logos displayed on them. The ideas was to entice conference goers to go to the company’s booth at the conference and inquire about the products they had to offer.

ViewMaster Mailer

Inside the Box

Images on the reel

My Role: On this project, I designed the images on the reel and co-designed the box design with another designer. Also, I did production management, working with vendors to ensure all the pieces of this project would be delivered by the deadline.