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Caramel Pretzel White Chocolate Cookies
4.8 from 8 votes

Caramel Pretzel White Chocolate Cookies

These chewy, gooey, white chocolatey cookies with caramel and salty pretzels are my new favorite dessert! All you need is 30 minutes and a few simple ingredients to make these deliciously tasty cookies. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 278 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter to room temperature (see note)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 egg large
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips divided
  • 1 cup pretzels crushed by hand
  • 24 pretzels optional, see note
  • ½ cup caramel bits see note
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt coarse

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and very lightly grease a baking sheet OR line with parchment or a baking mat.
  2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars.
  4. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  6. Stir in one cup chocolate chips, crushed pretzels, and caramel bits.
  7. Use a large cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough into mounds and arrange at least 2-3 inches apart on your prepared baking sheet. Press reserved white chocolate chips and whole pretzels (optional) into the tops of the cookie mounds.
  8. Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to brown just around the very edges. Remover from oven and immediately sprinkle coarse sea salt over the tops of the cookies. Allow to cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Repeat with remaining cookie dough. Store in airtight container up to 1 week (though they won't make it that long without being eaten - just sayin').

Notes

  • Butter: use REAL butter (not margarin) and remember that "room temperature" should still be firm and slightly cool to the touch, not warm and soft. 
  • Pretzels: I like to add an extra pretzel or a half pretzel to the tops of my cookies, but this is optional. 
  • Caramel bits: Kraft makes caramel bits, they are found with the chocolate chips at most grocery stores. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 278kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 36mg (12%) Sodium 238mg (10%) Potassium 93mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 24g (48%) Vitamin A 260IU (5%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 43mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24 cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 278

% Daily Value*

Calories 278kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 238mg 10%
Potassium 93mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 24g 48%
Vitamin A 260IU 5%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.