Description
These Paranormal Pretzel Mummy Cookies are perfectly spooky for Halloween. Chewy cookies topped with mini pretzels dressed up like mummies!
Ingredients
Scale
Mummy Pretzels:
- 24 square pretzels, often called “Snaps”
- 8 ounces white chocolate or white candy disks, melted
- 48 candy eyes
Cookies:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or Halloween colored chips)
Instructions
- To make Mummy Pretzels: Line a baking sheet with parchment, or waxed paper. Set aside.
- Melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 20 second increments. stirring in between each, until melted and smooth.
- Using a fork, dip each pretzel into white chocolate, tap of excess and place on lined baking sheet or cooling rack. Reserve extra white chocolate for later.
- Immediately place candy eyes onto white chocolate.
- Place baking sheet in refrigerator for 15 minutes to set white chocolate.
- When white chocolate is set, remove pan from refrigerator. Reheat white chocolate in the microwave in 15-second increments until smooth. Place remaining melted white chocolate in a zip top bag, snip off a small corner of the bag, and drizzle stripes across each pretzel like mummy bandages. Place them back in refrigerator to set up.
- To make Cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix together butter and both sugars on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add in vanilla, egg, yolk, salt, and baking soda, mixing for another minute until smooth and scraping sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Turn mixer to low and slowly add in flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Using a medium (2-tablespoon sized) cookie scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheet, 2-inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are golden.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack. Immediately, while the cookies are still warm press a decorated pretzel into center of each cookie.
- Allow cookies to cool completely and pretzel to set up.
Notes
Store these cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days for best freshness.
