Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Yield: Makes 20 cookies
Ingredients:
Chocolate Cookie Dough (recipe follows)
White and colored rock or coarse sugar
Preparation:
1.
Prepare Chocolate Cookie Dough. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
2.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease cookie sheets.
3.
Divide dough into 4 equal sections. Reserve 1 section; refrigerate remaining 3 sections. Divide reserved dough into 5 equal pieces. Shape each dough piece on lightly floured surface to 12-inch rope; sprinkle with rock or coarse sugar.
4.
Transfer 1 rope at a time to prepared cookie sheets. Form each rope into pretzel shape. Repeat steps with remaining dough pieces.
5.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Chocolate Cookie Dough
Yield: Makes 20 cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup butter, softened
1
cup sugar
1
egg
1
teaspoon vanilla
2
ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
2-1/4
cups all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon baking powder
1/4
teaspoon salt
Preparation:
1.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl at high speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add melted chocolate; mix well.
2.
Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
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