Pretzel Cookies Recipes

PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured work surface, drop All-in-One Cookie Dough by heaping tablespoons. Using hands, gently roll each mound into an 8-inch rope.
• Gently bend one end of each rope into a loop.
• Bring other end of rope over first loop, forming pretzel.
• In a small bowl, whisk 1 large egg white with 1 teaspoon water. Brush cookies with egg wash. Sprinkle with desired topping.
• After forming cookies, place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 1 inch apart. Bake until pale golden, 13 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.

CHOCOLATE PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Using a hand mixer on medium speed or a whisk, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then add the egg and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, coconut, oats, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined. Blend in pretzels, chocolate and cereal until just combined.
• Drop about 30 spoonfuls of cookie dough, roughly 2 in. (5 cm) apart, onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake in centre of oven, 8 min. for chewy cookies, 10 min. for crisp ones. Cool on wire racks.

STUFFED PRETZEL COOKIES (PREZOOKIE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll the pizza dough into a 14-by-16-inch rectangle. With the longer side facing you, cut the dough into 3 even pieces horizontally. Sprinkle the chocolate chips, brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over each piece of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Roll each piece of dough into a long tube and pinch along the seam to seal. Twist into a pretzel shape and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining 2 pieces of dough.
• Brush each pretzel with the egg yolk. Sprinkle evenly with the salt. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

LOADED-UP PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients., Shape 1/4 cupfuls of dough into balls; place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, sour cream and extracts. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Divide dough into fourths; shape each portion into a 6-in. roll. Cut rolls into 1/2-in. slices; roll each into a 10-in. rope. Shape into a pretzel; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., In a small bowl, combine almonds and sugar. In another bowl, whisk egg and water. Brush each cookie with egg wash: sprinkle with almond mixture. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until firm. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

SALTED BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in dry pudding mix. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Stir in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Stir in crushed pretzels, chocolate chips and toffee bits until blended.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle each cookie lightly with coarse salt.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

EASY CHRISTMAS COOKIES WITH HOLIDAY PRETZELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
• Open the bags of pretzels and remove all the unbroken pretzels.
• Place them on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets in a single layer.
• Unwrap Hershey's Kisses, place one on each pretzel, repeat for an entire cookie sheet.
• Place cookie sheet in the preheated oven and "bake" for six minutes.
• Immediately upon removing from the oven, place one M-n-M on top of semi-melted Hershey's Kiss.
• Place entire cookie sheet in refrigerator until cookies are set.
• Place in cute holiday bags or on a cookie tray for your guests to enjoy!

SALTY SWEET CARAMEL PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
• Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and powdered milk (optional) and cream until combined.
• Add flour, baking soda, and salt and stir just until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips, caramel bits, and pretzels.
• Use Silpat or parchment paper on a baking sheet so the caramel doesn't stick to the pan. Drop dough onto baking sheet.
• Bake for 11-14 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the edges.

CHOCOLATE PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Using a hand mixer on medium speed or a whisk, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then add the egg and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, coconut, oats, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined. Blend in pretzels, chocolate and cereal until just combined.
• Drop about 30 spoonfuls of cookie dough, roughly 2 in. (5 cm) apart, onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake in centre of oven, 8 min. for chewy cookies, 10 min. for crisp ones. Cool on wire racks.

PRETZEL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Process the pretzels in a food processor until finely ground and the consistency of flour. Measure 1/2 cup of the ground pretzels into a bowl (discard any remaining ground pretzels). Whisk in the flour, cornstarch, confectioner' sugar and fine salt.
• Add the butter and brown sugar to a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add half of the flour mixture and mix on low just to combine, about 20 seconds. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix on low until it comes together to form a dough.
• Turn the dough out onto a 14-inch piece of parchment and form into a ball. Place the parchment in a 9-by-13-inch jelly roll pan or baking sheet and press the dough into an even rectangle the size of the pan using the bottom of a measuring cup. Cut the dough in half horizontally, then cut in half vertically to make 4 quarters. Cut each quarter into 10 slices to make 40 narrow rectangles (the ends might be less than perfect, but that's ok). Freeze for 20 minutes.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Add the baking soda to 1/2 cup warm water and mix well.
• Brush the dough evenly with the baking soda mixture and then with the beaten egg. Sprinkle with the pretzel salt.
• Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the shortbread is deep brown and cooked through, 45 to 55 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes in the pan, then carefully lift the shortbread onto a cutting board. Using the previous cuts as a guide, carefully cut into bars. Let cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a double boiler over low heat. Transfer to a small bowl. Dip the lower third of each cookie in the chocolate and place on a clean piece of parchment. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden. Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

CARAMEL COOKIES WITH PRETZELS AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° and prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, or a stand mixer, cream butter and the sugars together. Add in the vanilla, corn syrup, and eggs. Beat until just combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
• Fold in the caramel bits, chopped walnuts, and chopped pretzels.
• Roll cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place them on your prepared baking sheet. Press dough balls slightly and add additional toppings into the dough.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned.
• Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.