CHOCOLATE PRETZEL COOKIES

Chocolate Pretzel Cookies is a easy to make Christmas Cookie recipe that I love including in our holiday cookie tin each year. They taste like soft chocolate sugar cookies in a cute pretzel shape.  Coarse sugar is sprinkled on top.   Recipe makes 20 cookies.

CHOCOLATE PRETZEL  COOKIES

YIELD

20 cookies

TYPE

easy, cookies

TIME

16 minutes to bake

LEVEL

Beginner

confectioners sugar butter salt vanilla extra cocoa powder all-purpose flour egg coarse sugar

ingredients for cookies

If you can’t find coarse sugar, you can buy a box of sugar cubes (like the $1 box) and crush them up gently until you have sugar that is coarse.  That’s what I did. 🙂

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In a large bowl cream together confectioners sugar, butter, salt and vanilla.  By using  confectioners sugar you’re guaranteed a soft and moist cookie. Now add in the cocoa powder and flour and continue mixing until a dough forms.

how to make

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Break off a piece of dough about the size of a ping pong ball.

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Roll the dough piece into 10 inch long pieces of rope.

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Shape the dough into a letter U shape.

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Cross over the ends to make a large loop, like you’re beginning to make a bow.

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Cross over the ends again.

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Now take both ends and flip them over to the bottom, making a pretzel shape.

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Continue until all the cookie dough is gone.

We will be giving the pretzels a simple egg white glaze so the sugar sticks to them.  In a small bowl whisk together a egg and water.

Brush the egg glaze on top of each pretzel.

Sprinkle coarse sugar on top of them and bake.

Once they come out of the oven they will be slightly soft, but they will firm up quickly.  Just allow them to cool for about 15 minutes.

Make 1 batch, or make a couple batches to give to family and friends.  They are one of my favorite Christmas cookies.  Hope you enjoy!