Pretzel Cookies
Each bite of these delicious Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies is loaded with chocolate chips, caramel, and pretzel bits ... the perfect combination of sweet and salty flavors!
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 173kcal
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar (lightly packed)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup caramel bits
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup pretzel pieces
- 30 small pretzels
- Maldon sea salt flakes (or other flaky sea salt)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray a couple baking sheets with cooking spray (or line with parchment paper); set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugars until well mixed.
- Mix egg, vanilla, and kosher salt into butter mixture.
- Whisk together flour and baking powder, then blend into butter mixture in two batches.
- Add caramel bits, chocolate chips, and pretzel pieces. Mix just until thoroughly combined.
- Roll one tablespoon of dough into a ball. Place on baking sheet, then flatten slightly and top with a whole pretzel. (The cookie should be just about the same size as the pretzel.) Top with a pinch of sea salt flakes. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 2-inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned on edges and bottom.
- Let cookies cool for a couple minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container. Enjoy!
Notes
For best results, I recommend baking these cookies right after mixing the dough together. Do not prepare the dough ahead of time, refrigerate it, and then bake later.
Make sure to use small pretzels for this recipe ... they need to fit on top of the cookies. These Rold Gold Tiny Twists work perfectly!
To make the pretzel pieces, place a few pretzels in a zip top bag. Remove the air from the bag, then seal it. Use a rolling pin to crush the pretzels into small pieces (about the size of the chocolate chips / caramel bits).
Caramel Bits are bite-sized pieces of caramel that are meant for baking. Caramel Baking Chips may also be used if you can't find them.
Check out the info before this recipe card for more helpful tips, variations, and related recipes!
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal
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