Witches' Brooms

Instructions

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   in half 2 teaspoons shortening 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup butterscotch-flavored chips Heat oven to 350º. Beat brown sugar, butter, water and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into twenty 1 1/4-inch balls. Place pretzel rod halves on ungreased cookie sheet. Press ball of dough onto cut end of each pretzel rod. Press dough with fork to resemble bristles of broom. Bake about 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place brooms on waxed paper. Melt shortening and chocolate chips in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth; remove from heat. Spoon melted chocolate over brooms, leaving about 1 inch at top of pretzel handle and bottom halves of cookie bristles uncovered. Place butterscotch chips in microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on Medium-High (70%) 30 to 50 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. Description: "Sweep up lots of Halloween fun when you serve these bewitchen' treats. They're great to serve for birthday and school parties." "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "20 Cookies" "0:12" Page 239 Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; trace Cholesterol; 137mg Sodium 1 Other Carbohydrates Don't try to rush when melting chocolate. Chocolate burns easily when exposed to high heat. That's why we recommended melting it over low heat.