Ingredients
1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut8 ounces white baking chocolate, melted12 pretzel rodsAssorted decorations: Candy coating disks, halved miniature marshmallows, white baking chips, miniature semisweet chocolate chips, sprinkles and SixletsFruit by the Foot fruit rolls, optional
Preparation
Place coconut in a shallow bowl. Pour melted chocolate into 1 end of an 11x7-in. dish. Roll two-thirds of a pretzel rod in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until chocolate just begins to lose its sheen. Repeat with remaining pretzels. Sprinkle coated pretzels with coconut, patting to help adhere.
Decorate as desired, using some of the melted chocolate to attach candy coating disks to make faces, halved mini marshmallows or white chips to make ears, and mini chocolate chips, sprinkles and Sixlets to make eyes and noses.
Carefully stand bears upright in a tall glass or press the bottoms of the pretzel rods into holes cut into a 2-in.-thick piece of Styrofoam. If desired, cut fruit rolls into thin strips to make scarves; tie around bears. Let stand until set.
