Witches' Brooms

Submitted by SkinnyMinnie

"These are fun cookies to make for Halloween. It was one of the many we had for our party, and they were a big hit."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 20 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 10 pretzel sticks, about 4-inch long
• 2 teaspoons shortening
• 2⁄3 cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄3 cup butterscotch chips, melted

directions

1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix brown sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a medium sized bowl until well combined.
3. Stir in flour and salt.
4. Shape dough inot 20 - 1 1/4" balls.
5. Place pretzel rods on ungreased cookie sheet. Press a ball of dough onto the cut end of each pretzel rod.
6. Press dough with fork to resemble "bristles" of a broom, making sure to leave the pretzel rod inside the dough covered.
7. Bake about 12 minute or until set but not brown.
8. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minute.
9. Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place brooms on waxed paper.
10. Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth; remove from heat.
11. Spoon melted chocolate over brooms at the point where the dough meets the pretzel rod. Cover some of the pretzel rod and some of the cookie, but not the bristles.
12. Drizzle with melted butterscotch chips across the chocolate to resemble string holding the bristles and broom together.
13. Let stand until chocolate is set.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

I saw these on the Betty Crocker website and thought they would be cute. Unfortunately, I had a lot of difficulty with the recipe for some reason. The dough was very crumbly and hard to shape into the brooms. The butterscotch chips I used did not melt down nicely, instead they became dry and crumbly and difficult to "draw" with. The cookie itself was only an OK- nothing wrong with it, but no one went back for more. I love the idea, however, so I will probably experiment in the future. Thanks for posting!

 

[Chef Kelci]

These are really cute. The cookie part is good but would try a different cookie recipe to make new time that is what kept the stars down-5 star for cuteness alone. Kids thought they were neat for our Halloween party.

 

[volleygirl27]

I think I found this recipe last year on the Betty Crocker site. They are such cute brooms and very delicious! I'll be making these again for Halloween in a few weeks!