Chocolate Pretzels

By lauriecrane

(There are no actual pretzels in these cookies.)

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Butter
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Ounce Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
• 3 Tablespoons Hot Water
• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• Course white sugar (optional).

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

Melt chocolate and mix with water. Let cool to room temperature.

Mix egg and vanilla together; add chocolate and fold into butter and sugar mixture. Fold in flour.

Roll dough into 1" balls and then roll each ball into 1/4" diameter "logs." Shape into pretzels on ungreased cookie sheet.

Top with course sugar (optional).

Bake for 10 minutes.