Snack

Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks is for Dessert, Snack.

Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks takes 200 minutes to prepare.

Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks takes 45 minutes to cook.

Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks are:

Pretzel Layer
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup shortening
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup icing sugar
4 oz crushed gluten-free pretzels (1 recipe of my GF pretzel rods: http://www.grouprecipes.com/123362/gluten-free-pretzel-rods.html)
1/2 cup rice flour

Caramel Layer
12 oz Kraft caramel squares, unwrapped

Chocolate
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp shortening

Here is how you make Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks:

In a small dish, whisk together flaxseed and hot water. Set aside for 5 minutes.Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat together shortening and sugars.Add the pretzel crumbs and flaxseed mixture and beat well, then add the flour and beat in.Chill 15 minutes.Preheat the oven to 350?F and grease an 8" pan.Press the dough into the pan and prick holes all over the batter.Bake 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes.CaramelMelt caramels in a microwave-safe bowl or in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour over the baked cookie layer and chill 1 hour, until firm.Cut into 18 bars.CoatingIn a double boiler over simmering water, melt together unsweetened chocolate, semisweet chocolate and shortening until smooth.Keep over low simmering water.Dip one bar at a time to coat completely in chocolate, and place on a wire rack to set. Repeat coatings if desired (I like an extra thick chocolate layer myself!)Number of Servings: 18Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 274.2

• Total Fat: 12.5 g
• Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
• Sodium: 52.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 3.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Pretzel Cookie Caramel Sticks is Gluten Free