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Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft chocolate chip cookies packed with chocolate chips and crunchy pretzels!! Salty-and-sweet all in one!!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chill Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 27 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 308 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened (1 stick)
  • ½ cup brown sugar packed (I used 1/4 cup of light and 1/4 cup dark)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Cornstach
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt optional and to taste (remember the pretzels are salted too)
  • 1 heaping cup mini pretzel twists
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, sugars (highly recommend using some dark brown sugar), egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
  2. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the pretzels (I add them whole and let the mixer crush them, or you can crush them in your fist over the mixing bowl before adding if you prefer tinier pieces), chocolate chips, and beat on low speed until just combined or pretzels are as small as desired, about 1 minute.
  4. Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form 10 equal-sized mounds of dough (they look fairly large because the pretzels are bulky), roll into balls, and flatten slightly. * (see tip below)
  5. Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 3 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
  6. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray.
  7. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
  8. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.

Notes

  • *Tip – Strategically place a few chocolate chips and pretzels on top of each mound of dough by taking chips and pretzels from the underside; shield large pretzel pieces on the undersides of dough mounds so pretzels aren’t resting directly on the baking sheet because they’ll be prone to burning.
  • Storage: Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
  • Dough base adapted from Trail Mix Protein Bar Cookies and Cream Cheese Cookies.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 308kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 43mg (14%) Sodium 151mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 24g (48%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 308

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 308kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 43mg 14%
Sodium 151mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 24g 48%

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