# Cinnamon Pretzel Bites

This recipe will show you how to make cinnamon pretzel bites that taste exactly like the ones you get at Auntie Anne’s.

- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.25 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp yeast
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 0.25 cup baking soda
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp room temp butter
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- cinnamon sugar
- oil
- melted butter

## Instructions

1. Make the yeast mixture by combining warm water, yeast, and brown sugar.
2. Mix the yeast mixture.
3. Cover and let sit for ten minutes.
4. Add flour to a bowl.
5. Add yeast mixture to the bowl.
6. Knead the dough.
7. Add a little bit of oil to the bowl to keep the dough soft.
8. Cover and let it sit for 20 minutes.
9. Roll out the dough.
10. Cut the dough into little pretzel shapes.
11. Put the dough back in the bowl, cover it up, and let it sit for 10 more minutes.
12. Boil water and baking soda.
13. Add your pretzel bites and let it cook for only 30 seconds.
14. Take them out and bake them at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
15. Add cinnamon sugar.
16. Make the cream cheese dipping sauce.
17. Combine cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
18. Coat the pretzels with melted butter.
19. Take a pretzel and dip it in the cinnamon sugar.

## Equipment

- measuring cup
- spoon
- bowl
- plastic wrap
- rolling pin
- knife
- pot
- baking sheet
- brush

## Tips

- When making the cream cheese dipping sauce, sift the powdered sugar first.
- Vanilla extract is like the Beyonce of baking ingredients.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHT2huzytVp/?igsh=MXc2Z3U5ZTZiMW42Mg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6b87b7f0-1e00-47b7-a6e4-49b558e662e0
- Extracted: 2025-05-18

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