These chocolate chip pretzel cookies are both sweet and salty, soft and chewy, and packed with melty chocolate chips, crunchy pretzel pieces, and peanut butter chips. Each bite is a flavor explosion of deliciousness, and the combination of sweet and salty is simply irresistible.
Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
Sweet and salty treats are always a winner in my book. The way the sweetness of a pie, cookie, cake, or other treat melds with salty mix-ins or crusts makes a flavor profile that always makes my mouth happy. I’ve made all kinds of sweet and salty desserts over the years, and one that I find myself making for potlucks and parties, in particular, is this recipe for chocolate chip pretzel cookies. They’re so easy and so good that I can whip up a batch in no time, and when I’m done, I have a sweet and salty treat loaded with classic flavors that everyone always loves. Every bite explodes with chocolate, peanut butter, and salty pretzels, and the cookies are so soft and chewy!
Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookie Recipe
- They combine the classic deliciousness of chocolate chips with the salty crunch of pretzels and pockets of peanut buttery goodness.
- The sweet and salty combination is a sure winner and definitely a crowd-pleaser, offering something for everyone’s liking.
- They are soft and chewy with crispy, golden edges that give way to soft and chewy centers.
Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies Ingredients
This recipe uses simple, basic cookie ingredients. The only extra addition is the broken-up pretzels. You’ll find it all in your kitchen or your local grocery store!
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Butter, room temperature
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Large eggs
- Corn syrup
- Peanut butter baking chips
- Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Pretzels, broken into small pieces
How to Make Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
Making these cookies is just like making regular chocolate chip cookies. You must make the dough, mix in the chips and pretzels, and bake. That’s it!
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Step 2: Combine the Dry Ingredients
Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Step 3: Combine the Wet Ingredients
In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and corn syrup with an electric hand mixer. Then, add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
Step 4: Make the Dough
Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until combined. Then, use a spatula to fold in the peanut butter chips, mini chocolate chips, and pretzel pieces.
Step 5: Place and Bake
Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out the dough. Then, roll the dough into balls and place them on the baking sheet. Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly browned.
Step 6: Cool
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Tips
- Be sure your butter is fully softened for the easiest creaming.
- Using a spatula is the easiest way to ensure the mix-ins are incorporated evenly throughout the dough.
- It’s important to let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet to allow carry-over cooking time to finish baking the cookies to perfection.
Variations
- Use semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate chips in these cookies.
- Use any of your favorite mix-ins or candies to make all kinds of sweet and salty cookies.
- Add salted, roasted nuts for a different kind of sweet and salty treat.
What to Serve with Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
Like all chocolate chip cookies, this sweet and salty version goes well with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. It also makes a great dessert after a meal featuring classics like pot roast, pork chops, chicken, burgers, or dogs. These are perfect for parties as part of a larger spread with all your favorite sweet treats, as well.
Recipe FAQ
Adding extra moisture in the form of an extra egg yolk or corn syrup can help make cookies chewy instead of crispy. Undercooking cookies and letting carry-over cooking time from the heat of the baking sheet can also help make the cookies chewy.
Cookies that are made with butter that’s either too soft or melted are often flat. Overmixing can also cause cookies to spread too much and become flat. The mixing actually causes the butter to begin to almost melt before baking.
Yes, it can. Chocolate chip cookie dough can be made in advance and refrigerated for up to 48 hours before baking. It also freezes well and can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Moisture content plays a large roll in how chewy a cookie will be. Extra moisture equals a chewier cookie. Baking time also plays a roll. Remove your cookies about 5 minutes before they’re full baked and let carry-over cooking time on the hot cookie sheet finish baking them while keeping them soft. Finally, softened butter, rather than melted butter, helps keep cookies chewy and reduce spread.
Chocolate chip cookies are freezer-friendly and will last for up to 3 months in the freezer when stored correctly.
How to Store Leftover Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
Store these cookies at room temperature for up to a week in an airtight container. For longer storage, freeze them for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag with as much air removed as possible. Defrost them by leaving them on the counter for a couple of hours.
Try These Delicious Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies Today
These chocolate chip pretzel cookies are super easy to make and absolutely explode with flavor in every bite. Semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter baking chips, and broken-up pretzels come together in a soft, chewy cookie to create a sweet and salty treat with the classic flavors of chocolate and peanut butter and the salty kick of pretzels. Give these a try, and I know you’ll fall in love with them.
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Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter baking chips
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup pretzels, broken into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and corn syrup.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, being sure to mix well after each addition.
- Mix in the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until completely combined.
- Using a spatula, fold in the peanut butter chips, mini chocolate chips and pretzel pieces.
- Using a 2 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, scoop dough, roll into ball, and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Nutrition
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