Cocoa Pretzels

By Maverick19

Search through My Collection for "Chocolate Cookie Dough". This is the dough recipe for the Cocoa Pretzels.

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cookie Dough: All ingredients listed in Chocolate Cookie Dough recipe
• cocoa powder, for dusting
• 1 egg white, beaten
• white nonpareils or coarse sanding sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the Chocolate Cookie Dough. Preheat the oven to 35- degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.

2. Divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll into balls. Lightly dust a wooden cutting board with cocoa. Using your palms and working with 1 dough ball at a time, roll the dough along the surface to form a 12 inch rope.

3. Pick up both ends and cross them to make a loop. Cross ends again, making a twist. Carefully pick up the twist and press the 2 ends on top of the loop, making a pretzel shape. Carefully transfer the cookies to the prepared pans, spacing evenly.

4. Brush the pretzels with egg white; sprinkle generously with nonpareils. Bake 1 pan at a time (refrigerate the other pan), until the pretzels are firm, about 13 minutes. Let cool on the pan for 2 minutes; transfer to racks to cool completely. ****Makes 10****