Salty Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Salty Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies start with a browned butter base and are completely loaded with flavor and texture! You’re gonna love these!
Let’s talk about the cookies…
They are Salty Pretzel Chocolate Chippers.
I know.
The base is a flippin’ amazing browned butter cookie dough, loaded with salty pretzel crumbs and chocolate chips.
It doesn’t get any better.
The steps are pretty basic and there is no chilling the dough! Can I get an amen-hallelujah?
Just brown your butter in a saucepan and let it cool slightly.
Mix that in with some brown sugar.
Of course I used my favorite KitchenAid® mixer.
I crushed up some small twist pretzels. About a cup and a half…
Mix them right into the batter…
Once you have that all set, go ahead and use a large cookies scoop to portion them out. (Here’s the link to my favorite cookie scoop)
Bake them up. DO NOT OVERBAKE…if anything take them out when you think they aren’t quite done. Trust me on this.
And don’t bother waiting until they are cooled.
Description
makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, melted and browned
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs + 1 yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a medium saucepan melt 1 cup butter over medium-low heat. When butter is melted continue to cook, swirling butter constantly until it becomes a golden brown color. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- In bowl of stand mixer mix butter and sugar together until combined. Add in eggs, extra yolk and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Add in baking soda, salt and flour. Mix on low until incorporated, then mix in crushed pretzels.
- Finally stir in chocolate chips.
- Using a large cookie scoop, drop dough on baking sheet about 2 inches apart, baking until just golden at the edges, about 8-10 minutes. Centers might not seem done yet, but remove the cookies and allow them to cool for 3-4 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Store airtight for up to 3 days.
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I already entered the giveaway and it’s an amazing one!!! But had to comment to say these cookies are my thing! Wow. Pinned 🙂
Entering the giveaway next, but wow! These cookies are incredible! I love the sweet and salty punch! Plus all that brown butter!!
I followed the link to your favorite cookie scoop…which size would you suggest?
The large one 🙂
I love Russian tea cakes!
Girl, you had me at brown butter! Salty-sweet is my favorite flavor combo, so these cookies are basically whispering sweet nothings into my ear. (PS. This giveaway??? AMAZING!)
Mmmm…you had me at sweet/salty! Great giveaway, too! 🙂
These sound yummy!
Cookies pinned and giveaway entered.
I am teary-eyed at this giveaway. It’s so freaking amazing!
Thank you!!
Love the cookies! Sweet and salty treats are one of my big weaknesses. And, what a great giveaway!
Rugelach cookies are my favorite this time of year
I love molasses cookies.
Loving all the flavors in here…they are irresistible!
Gingerbread cookies!
I love ginger molasses cookies! Yum!
Christmas Sandwich Cremes are my favorite Christmas cookie!
I am drooling over these pretzel cookies!!! ty
These cookies look fabulous! Salty sweet goodness.
wow – these cookies are the epitome of food porn!
Been craving chocochip cookies, but never thought about throwing pretzels into the mix for some salty crunch.
Love these!
Yum Shelly! Can’t wait to try this recipe! And you are so right- I DO need that oven! Fingers crossed!
These cookies sound so good! I’m totally into sweet & salty combos. My fave holiday cookies are probably my grandma’s no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies.
I would love to enter this giveaway but alas I live in an apt and even if I could alter the kitchen I am moving soon. Love the cookies though!
Dang, these look awesome!! So perfect!
These cookies look incredible! I love anything that begins with browned butter!
I love puppy chow and mexican wedding cookies
Totally Awesome salty and sweet combo!
Thanks for a chance to WIN. I would really feel Blessed if I won this double oven, I would be so HAPPY! These cookies sound and look so good. I’m Love sweet & salty.
Oh my goodness, these look PHENOM! I love me some brown butter!
What an amazing giveaway! Perfect since we’re house shopping-this is my dream appliance!
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I will look into that! Thanks for letting me know!
Chocolate Chip!
One of the best things about peanut butter is it’s hint of salty…definitely loving that you upped it with the pretzels!
I sure could use this oven….it’s awesome…my favorite Christmas cookie is Red Velvet cookies
My favorite are monster cookies!
I made these cookies as soon as you posted them today. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any pretzels so I used chips (potato chips). They were very good but I should have omitted the salt or at least cut back on it. I will try with pretzels next time.
Thank you for the recipe and for all of your beautiful, yummy recipes that you share everyday.
Browned Butter, Pretzels, Chocolate — you don’t need to say anything else!!! Thanks for the chance at the give-away. I could sure use this range. Love your blog and recipes.
Cookies look awesome and I just bought a bag of pretzels the other day so will be making these soon. Thank you
Nice looking stove.
Thank you for this opportunity
ColleenB.
Texas
Baking sugar cookies in this fantastic oven to decorate with my grandkids would be my favorite thing!
Can Canadians enter the contest?
Yes 🙂
My favorite are Ginger snaps.
Gingerbread cookies!
These cookies look like absolute perfection!!!
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Oatmeal Scotchies are my absolute favorite! Love butterscotch!
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Peppermint chip!
My favorite holiday cookie are gingersnaps.
Do you use salted or unsalted butter? I’ve just tried it with salted and it wouldn’t brown. Of course, I am cooking on a hot plate so that might have something to do with it!
I made these tonight and they’re SO good. Thanks for the recipe!
I cannot wait to make these. All of my husband’s favorites rolled into one cookie 🙂
I need to use margarine instead of butter. Does one brown it the same way? Will it have the same effect?
I don’t believe that margarine will brown up like the butter. It’s the dairy fats that give it that great brown color and flavor!
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Sweet and salty combo rocks! Especially in a cookie form!
How have I missed this all this time?? What a blessing this range would be in my home. Thanks for the chance to win this beauty!! I feel all giddy just thinking about it. Those cookies look INVITING….I will be making them soon! Merry Christmas to y’all!!! 🙂
would love to win the over to give to our daughter..they have worked so hard…and they need a stover very badly…thank you!
The cookies sound utterly delish!
Hey there!
After many tries with different kinds of cookies’ recipes i have just decided to try to get better and better at particular recipes! So my question is (and i believe is applied at the majority of cookies’ recipes). The butter should be melted firstly?????
Thanks a lot!
Just finished a batch, they are to die for!! Thanks!!
I made this recipe a few days ago on my blog and they turned out wonderfully! I substituted out 1/4 cup brown sugar for granulated sugar and they were still to die for! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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How would you go about adding peanut butter to this recipe?
Browned butter + pretzels = magic. I’ve made them twice and they get better every time!
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So glad you like them!!