Italian pretzel cookies

Name: Italian pretzel cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Makes 46 cookies; 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 6 eggs, at room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 4 oz bittersweet chocolate chips; 8 oz semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoons shortening

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Very Easy

33 min

They look so good and they are absolutly amazing you just can't resist.

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time18 min

Dough:
Line 3 cookie sheets or jelly roll pans with parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set racks in upper and lower thirds.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together the flour and baking powder.
In a separate bowl lightly whisk the eggs then add sugar and continue whisking until sugar appears to be well incorporated into the eggs.
Finally add melted butter and vanilla and continue whisking.
Place the dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly making sure all the ingredients have been incorporated well.
Separate into 1 oz pieces. Roll each piece into an 8-inch rope, then form each rope into a circle. Place cookies on each pan.
Bake the taralli until puffed and golden, about 14 - 16 minutes. Cool on racks.
Dipping Chocolate:
Melt chocolate chips and shortening using a double broiler or in the microwave.
Then carefully dip pretzel bottoms in the melted chocolate