Dessert for 24

Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites

Name: Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter; 3/4 cups light brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/8 tsp salt; 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 tbsp heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 50 small pretzels; 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate melting wafers

$2.88for 420 minServes 24

These pretzel sandwiches hold creamy chocolate-chip cookie dough and a dark chocolate coating, then chill briefly until firm.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 1.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
	Chips, 38 oz$0.22/oz typical	38 oz	$8.25Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$17.30

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts Game day

Typical price

$0.72 per serving$2.88 for 4

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Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 cups light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup chocolate chips
50 small pretzels
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate melting wafers

Steps

Heat the oven to 300°F, spread the flour on a baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes; cool completely.
Beat the butter, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and cream in a bowl until smooth.
Stir the cooled flour and chocolate chips into the butter mixture.
Place small portions of dough between pairs of pretzels to make 24 bites.
Melt the dark chocolate wafers in 20-second microwave bursts, stirring after each burst.
Dip or drizzle the bites with melted chocolate, then refrigerate for 5 minutes.