Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Pretzel Pops

I told you I’d come back with these cookie dough balls.  Actually, the only thing that kept me from eating the entire batch at once was all of the ideas brewing in my head.  Some of the ideas that you all suggested were kabobs, frozen yogurt/ice cream topping and mix-in, cheesecake, and cupcakes.  I can’t wait to try them!  This week, I wanted to keep it simple.  Between apartment hunting, preparing for a week away from the office, and just the normal summer craziness I didn’t have a ton of time in the kitchen.

Hence, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Pretzel Pops were formed!  So easy, but so delicious.  The hard chocolate shell on the outside and chewy cookie dough on the inside compliment a salty crunchy pretzel stick.  How fun would these be at a party?

Speaking of party, I’m going to start a monthly blog party!  The next one will be on  Tuesday, August 30th with sweet and salty desserts.  Send your favorite links to me by Sunday, August 28th (keepitsweetlcl at gmail dot com).

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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Pretzel Pops

Ingredients (Makes 16 pops)

• 1 batch Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls
• 2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
• 16 salted pretzel sticks
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls:
• 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup salted natural creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Prepare cookie dough balls as directed without freezing
• Push each pretzel halfway into a cookie dough ball
• Freeze pops for about thirty minutes or until cookie dough is firm
• Once pops are frozen, melt chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments
• Dip cookie dough pops into chocolate and place on a jelly roll pan covered with wax paper
• Chill pops in freezer until ready to serve
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls:
• Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper and set aside
• Whisk together flour and oats in a medium bowl and set aside
• Use an electric mixer to beat together all of the wet ingredients until well-combined
• Stir in flour mixture until just combined
• Stir in chocolate chips
• Use a cookie dough scoop or spoon to scoop about two tablespoons of dough; roll dough into a ball with hands; repeat
• Freeze or refrigerate until balls are firm

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls can be found here.

Any exciting weekend plans?