Chocolate Pretzels (cookies)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour, salt and cocoa.
• 2 cream butter until light and add the sugar;continue beating until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in the egg and then add the sifted dry ingredients.
• 4 stir to blend and gather dough into a ball.
• 5 wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• 6 roll the dough into small balls (approx 1 1/4" to 1 1/2").
• 7 flour your hands if the dough is too sticky.
• 8 preheat oven to 375*.
• 9 roll each ball into a rope about 10" long.
• 10 form into a pretzel shape by forming an upside down"u".
• 11 twist the ends and fold back onto the circle, pressing to make a pretzel shape.
• 12 place on cookies sheets and brush with the egg .
• 13 sprinkle with sugar crystals and bake for about 10 minutes or until firm.
• 14 cool on wire rack.