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Using my Peanut Butter Cookie recipe and a picture from a magazine (I wish I could remember what magazine I saw the picture in), I came up with these treats.
My daughter helped me make these for the kids that would be at my birthday dinner…the kids seemed to like them. The adults thought they were really neat…and I had one server stop by to get a closer look.
Witches Brooms
1 Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe, prepared but not baked
1 bag of large pretzel rods
1 bag of chocolate chips
1/4 bag of butterscotch chips
1-3 tbls shortening
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay pretzel sticks on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Place about a tablespoon size scoop of dough on one tip of each pretzel. Use a fork dipped in sugar to press the lines onto the cookie (this also presses the cookie onto the pretzel). Pay special attention and make sure the lines on the cookie go the same way as the pretzel (this makes it look like the bristles of the broom). Bake 10-12 minutes, but don’t brown the cookies….remember these burn quickly.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on the pan. After they have cooled a few minutes use a spatula to make sure the cookies aren’t sticking, but leave them on the pan to finish cooling. Carefully transfer to a wire rack with paper towels underneath to catch the drippings.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of shortening (start with a little and add more if you need to). Microwave for 1 minute, stir then continue microwaving and stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate is melted and smooth. The shortening thins out the chocolate to make it easier to work with. Spoon chocolate onto cookies/pretzels where they meet (see picture).
Do the same with the butterscotch chips, but stir and check after the first 30 seconds and then every 15 seconds since you are working with a lot less chips. Use a spoon or fork to drizzle the butterscotch over the chocolate.
Let sit for about an hour to allow the chocolate to set up.
Makes about 18.
I just saw these over the weekend! My mom gave me a Betty Crocker fall baking mini cookbook (the kind at the check-out) and they are in there. I think in the book, they're made with sugar cookie dough, but I like your idea of PB cookies more. You're right…they are up my alley. Very cute! Still trying to decide what kind of treat The Boy and I will make this year. These are on the list of possibilities.
Darling idea!!!!!
So fun and simple!
Very clever! I’ll bet the pretzel tastes great with the peanut butter cookies too!
These look amazing!
Will you come over to my house and bake for me? Pretty please?!
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Wow, those are super adorable!!! Yummers!
What a cute idea!
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i love peanut buttter, would love to try this recipes
Ok that is so yummy looking! The boys would go insane for cookies on a pretzel stick! I think I will be mom of the year for that! I loved it so much I stumbled, and pinned it!
Thank you for the stumble and pin! Hope your boys like it…my daughter had so much fun making them!!!
Wendy