Break the pretzels to make reindeer antlers. This might be the hardest step... Since they break easily, prepare extra pretzels.

Use m&m chocolates for the nose. Mini chocolate chips will be the eyes.

Make the buttercream frosting, which acts as glue for attaching the nose and eyes. Bring the butter to room temperature, add powdered sugar, and knead until soft.

Adjust the consistency by adding milk until it can be piped. Put it in a small ziplock bag, cut one corner, and make a small hole about 1mm wide.

Chop the chocolate finely and microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and heat again for 30 seconds. Repeat until the chocolate melts.

Once the chocolate is melted (it took 1 minute in a 1000-watt microwave), add butter and mix until melted.

Gradually add heavy cream and mix, then add rum and mix.

Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Be careful not to over-chill, or it will harden too much.

When it reaches a consistency that can be rolled by hand, divide into 9 portions. (There are 9 reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh)

Wrap each portion in plastic wrap and roll into a ball. Chill in the refrigerator again for about 10 minutes.

If the chocolate is too hard after taking it out of the fridge, knead it slightly by hand to make it easier to insert the pretzels.

If your hands are too warm and the chocolate melts, try cooling your hands with ice in a ziplock bag.

Gently insert the pretzels without breaking them. The antlers are done.

Pipe two dots of frosting at the eye positions.

Place mini chocolate chips on top of the frosting to make the eyes. Then pipe frosting at the nose position.

Attach a red chocolate to make Rudolph♪
The expression changes depending on the position of the eyes and nose, so experiment!

For the other reindeer, attach brown chocolates (for the nose) to finish♪

Also great as Christmas cake decorations♪