Recipe - Chocolate Pretzels

One half cup Butter or margarine
One fourth cup Sugar
1 Egg; large, beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
One fourth cup Milk
One fourth cup Cocoa
2 cup Flour; unbleached, unsifted
cocoa frosting
2 tablespoon Cocoa
1 One fourth cup Confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine; melted
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract

Cream One half cup butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg,
vanilla, and milk. Sift cocoa and flour. Mix into butter mixture until
thoroughly blended. Chill dough until firm enough to handle (about 30
minutes). Using 2 T dough, roll a rope about 12 inches long between your
hands. Shape into a pretzel as follows: Make a loop bout 1 One half inches in
diameter by crossing the ends, leaving 1inch tails. Flip the loop down
over the crossed ends. Press firmly into place. Place pretzels on greased
baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 10 minutes. Mak frosting in
a small bowl. Mix cocoa and confectioners' sugar. Gradually stir in butter
and vanilla. If frosting is too thick, thin with milk. When pretzels are
cool, spread with Cocoa Frosting. Make 2 dozen.

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