bonnie_webBonnie: Do not open a bag of Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps if you have no will power. Yes, these dark chocolate-covered thin pretzel wafers sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy are that good!

Imagine thin, crunchy Pretzel Crisps enrobed in rich dark chocolate and then sprinkled with peppermint candies that are colored with beet juice and flavored with peppermint oil. No artificial colorings or flavors here. I like that lots.

Remember these are a treat, one to be enjoyed judiciously as they can be addicting. Do, though, enjoy these chocolate treats and, better yet, share them with friends while they’re still available. This is a limited-edition flavor that you’ll find on the shelves only through the holiday season. Maybe you should consider hoarding some!

bryan5cBryan: We’ve written about Snack Factory before. Though you might think by its name that it produces a wide range of snackable foods, it is a one-food company. This, of course, is not a bad thing. Why do a hundred things poorly if you can do one thing superbly? Snack Factory does pretzel crisps, and it does them superbly. They’re thin, they’re baked, they’re crunchy. They’re chips in pretzel form, and they’re a delicious, nutritional step in the right direction compared with your average bagged snack.

So, why are we writing about them again? Well, ask yourself what is possibly better than a Bite? A Bite covered in chocolate, that’s what. Though it’s been dabbling in chocolate coatings since 2008, the Snack Factory has recently taken it to a new level by covering its irresistible pretzel crisps in premium dark chocolate. The real kicker comes when the crisps are then liberally sprinkled with peppermint candy pieces, creating a holiday snack in an instant. Most amazing is that they still have only 120 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving.

Snack Factory’s line of pretzel crisp flavors currently includes: Chipotle Cheddar, Jalapeño Jack, Everything, Garlic Parmesan, Sesame, Buffalo Wing, Supreme, Tuscan Three Cheese, Cinnamon Toast, White Chocolate & Peppermint and the divine Dark Chocolate & Peppermint. You can also always go with the original. Even before you add chocolate, these are a truly addictive snack for pretzel lovers everywhere. And once you add the dark chocolate, it becomes an unforgettably sweet treat, great to keep around for those quick chocolate fixes.

eric...Eric: I truly am not a person to tout chocolate-covered items as being anything more than what they are; you can cover anything with chocolate, but if the cacao’s quality is poor, than the product is merely ordinary. This, luckily, is not the case for Snack Factory’s Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps.

These snacks are addictive — so much so, that you might find yourself scouring the supermarket shelves at 2 a.m. searching for a bag (not that I know this from personal experience). It’s difficult to describe the taste, but “Christmas covered in chocolate” is what comes to mind. A crunch with a punch covered in dark chocolate, the perfect amount of salt and a sprinkling of candy cane — utterly and stupendously delicious.