Caramel Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies
User Reviews
5
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
24
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Course
Dessert
Caramel Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies
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These cookies blend peanut butter and caramel with crunchy mini pretzels, offering a combination of sweet, salty, and nutty flavors. The batter uses both white and brown sugar plus buttermilk for a balanced sweetness and texture. Mini pretzels give a salty crunch while caramel bits add bursts of soft sweetness. Baking at moderate temperature produces soft yet structured cookies suitable for a snack or dessert.
Description
Caramel Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies mix softened butter and peanut butter with both white and brown sugars to form a rich, sweet base. Vanilla and buttermilk add moisture and tenderize the dough. Dry ingredients including baking powder and soda provide leavening, while salt balances the sweetness.
Incorporating crushed mini pretzels adds a salty crunch contrasting with the chewy texture from peanut butter and caramel bits. Baking at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes, the cookies set with a soft center and crisp edges.
These cookies pair well with milk or as a satisfying sweet treat. Cooling on a rack preserves texture and prevents sogginess from residual heat.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar white
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons buttermilk or regular milk
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini pretzels crushed
- ½ cup caramel bits
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl mix together butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Mix in vanilla and buttermilk (or milk.)
- In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Stir in pretzels and caramel bits until thoroughly distributed.
- Drop by tablespoonful onto a cooking sheet covered with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool on a baking rack.
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