As You Wish Reviews: Blog Hop | 12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas

December 1st - 12th 2013
Hosted by: As You Wish Reviews & Confessions of the Paranormal
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Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!!!

Everyone has a YUMMY cookie recipe to share and there are some extra little treats scattered around the Hop too, so be sure to visit each of the Authors and Bloggers blogs to make sure you don’t miss out on something SWEET!

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I hope you are on Santa’s Nice List!

Mocha Cookie Pretzels

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Ingredients
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 to 5 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
2 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, chopped
Green colored sugar, optional

How to make it:

In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Divide dough into fourths; divide each portion into 12 pieces. Shape each piece into a 6-in. rope; twist into a pretzel shape. Place 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For glaze, in a microwave, melt the chocolate chips, shortening and corn syrup; stir until smooth. Stir in confectioners’ sugar and enough coffee to achieve desired consistency. Dip cookies in glaze; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper until set.
In a microwave, melt white chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Decorate with green sugar if desired; let stand until set. Yield: 4 dozen.

~ Len Phelps

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