Chocolate Chip cookies packed with peanut butter flavor and loaded with pretzels. This cookie recipe are truly scrumptious!
I love a fun spin on classic cookies and these Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are definitely one of my favorites. They are soft, chewy with perfectly crisped edges and packed with peanut butter and pretzels. Sweet, salty, crunchy, and nutty flavors all packed into one cookie, so delicious.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter– Be sure to pull your butter out ahead of time so it can soften at room temperature.
- Peanut Butter– Just plain peanut butter will do here. I wouldn’t just natural peanut butter because the natural oil could create a oily cookie.
- Brown Sugar and Sugar– I like to use a mix of brown sugar along with granulated sugar as it makes for a chewier, softer cookie that’s not overly sweet.
- Eggs- Make sure the eggs are room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract– Adds some delicious warm flavor to the cookies.
- All Purpose Flour- Scooped and leveled
- Baking Soda
- Chopped Pretzels– I used unsalted but salted will work fine also
- Chocolate Chips– You can use chocolate chunks or chips in this recipe
How to Make Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Take all of your ingredients out ahead of time.
- In a stand mixer, cream together the sugar and butter together for 2 minutes. Add in the peanut butter and mix for an additional minute.
- Add in eggs one at a time then vanilla extract. Mix in flour, baking soda and salt then remove mixer.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and pretzels. Scoop the dough onto sheet pan lined with parchment and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. While the oven is preheating, place the cookie dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Cookie Tips
- Pull out your ingredients at least an hour a head of time. Super important to work with room temperature ingredients.
- Be careful not to over mix.
- For melty pools of chocolate, add a few chocolate chunks to the top.
- Use regular peanut butter and not natural peanut butter