Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Chocolate Pretzels

Ingredients

• 150g/1 1/4 cups plain flour

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp salt

• 20g/6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

• 115g/1/23 cup butter, at room temperature

• 130g/2/3 cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 egg white lightly beaten for glazing

• sugar crystals, for sprinkling

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Method:

1. Sift together the flour, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside. Lightly grease two baking sheets. Cream the butter until light. Add the sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy.

2. Beat in the egg. Add the dry ingredients and stir to blend. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in clear film and chill for 1 hour.

3. Roll the dough into 28 small balls. Chill the balls until needed. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Roll each ball into a rope about 25cm/10in long. With each rope, form a loop with the two ends facing you. Twist the ends and fold back on to the circle, pressing in to make a pretzel shape. Place on the baking sheets.

4. Brush the pretzels with the egg white. Sprinkle sugar crystals over the tops and bake in the oven until firm, about 10-12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.