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Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
Makes 20 cookies
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Ingredients
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Chocolate Cookie Dough (recipe follows)
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White and colored rock or coarse sugar
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1. Prepare Chocolate Cookie Dough. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
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2. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease cookie sheets.
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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.
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4. Transfer 1 rope at a time to prepared cookie sheets. Form each rope into pretzel shape. Repeat steps with remaining dough pieces.
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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.
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Chocolate Cookie Dough
Makes 20 cookies
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Ingredients
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1
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cup butter, softened
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1
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cup sugar
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1
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egg
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1
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teaspoon vanilla
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2
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ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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2-1/4
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cups all-purpose flour
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1
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teaspoon baking powder
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1/4
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teaspoon salt
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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.
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2. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
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