Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bark Recipe | I’m always looking for simple handmade gifts that can be put together quite quickly – especially gifts that I can have, on- hand, for hostess gifts or unexpected visitors during the holidays.
Today I have an easy bark recipe to share that takes just minutes to whip up and requires just a few key ingredients.
The best thing about chocolate bark is that it can customized with just about any toppings you have available in your pantry. Cookies, candy, candy canes – you can’t really go wrong crushing up your favorites and sprinkling them on a bed of rich chocolate!
This bark combines sweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter along with salty pretzels and crunchy nuts.
Instead of pouring the melted chocolate into a pan – pour it into a few cookie cutters for special presentation.
Once chilled, the bark pops right out of the cookie cutters and is ready for packaging. The shapes are adorable on their own – a clear, plain bag and some bakers twine is all it takes.
I like to label our small gifts with a homemade with love tag and made a few that can be printed here: Printable Handmade Holiday Tags
- 2 Cups of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup of Crushed Pretzels
- 1 Cup of Milk Chocolate Chips
- ¼ Cup of Smooth Peanut Butter
- 1 Cup of Chopped Nuts
- Coat a 9X12 inch rimmed baking pan with cooking spray and line with a sheet of wax paper. If using cookie cutters, coat the inside of each cookie cutter with cooking spray and place them on a tray lined with a sheet of wax paper.
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips – according to the package directions – using a microwave or double broiler method. Pour into the baking sheet, or divide among the cookie cutters, and spread even. Sprinkle with the crushed pretzels.
- Combine the milk chocolate chips with the peanut butter and melt – according to the package directions – using a microwave or double broiler method. Pour the chocolate peanut butter mixture over the semi sweet chocolate and top with the crushed nuts.
- Refrigerate for 30 – 45 minutes, until firm.

Food gifts are the best. Putting the chocolate in cookie cutter shapes is a great idea to make the gift extra special. I’m going to remember this especially at Christmas time.