Chocolate-Strawberry Pretzel Cookies

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1-1/2 cups finely ground pretzels (about 6 ounces)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam
• Confectioners' sugar

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, mix ground pretzels, flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. tree-shaped cookie cutter. Using a floured 1-3/4-in. tree-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the centers of half of the cookies. Place solid and window cookies 1 in. apart on ungreased
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4. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
5. Spread melted chocolate onto bottoms of solid cookies; let stand until firm. Spread jam over cooled chocolate; top with window cookies. Dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.
6. Freeze undecorated cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers and decorate as directed.

unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, ground pretzels, flour, baking powder, semisweet chocolate chips, strawberry jam, confectioners

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-strawberry-pretzel-cookies/ (may not work)