Chocolate Cookie Pretzels

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 beat butter, sugar, and vanilla untill fluffy.
• 3 add eggs;beat well.
• 4 stir together remaining ingredients in a seperate bowl; gradually add to butter mixture,beating well untill blended.
• 5 divide dough into 24 pieces.
• 6 on lightly floured surface roll into pencil thick coil.
• 7 twist into pretzel shape by crossing the ends and folding over so the ends rest on the loop end.
• 8 place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 bake 8 minutes or untill set.
• 10 cool 1 minute and then move cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 to finish sprinkle with powdered sugar, or glaze or dip half in frosting or chocolate coating.