Witches' Brooms
A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Witches' Brooms.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 10 pretzel rods (about 8 1/2 inches long) -- cut crosswise in half
- 2 teaspoons shortening
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup butterscotch-flavored chips
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350º.
- 2
Beat brown sugar, butter, water and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- 3
Stir in flour and salt.
- 4
Shape dough into twenty 1 1/4-inch balls.
- 5
Place pretzel rod halves on ungreased cookie sheet.
- 6
Press ball of dough onto cut end of each pretzel rod.
- 7
Press dough with fork to resemble bristles of broom.
- 8
Bake about 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
- 9
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- 10
Cool completely.
- 11
Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper.
- 12
Place brooms on waxed paper.
- 13
Melt shortening and chocolate chips in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth; remove from heat.
- 14
Spoon melted chocolate over brooms, leaving about 1 inch at top of pretzel handle and bottom halves of cookie bristles uncovered.
- 15
Place butterscotch chips in microwavable bowl.
- 16
Microwave uncovered on Medium-High (70%) 30 to 50 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until chips can be stirred smooth.
- 17
Drizzle over chocolate.
- 18
Let stand until chocolate is firm.