Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Updated January 15, 2021
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies-chocolate chip cookies with salted caramel, pretzels, and a sprinkling of sea salt. You will love the sweet and salty combo!
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Pin ItWe bake cookies every Sunday, it is our tradition. I usually do most of the baking and the boys do most of the eating, but we all have a good time in the kitchen. The boys do try to help by making music with the measuring cups and they love whisking the dry ingredients together. Caleb and Maxwell are also my best taste testers. They always come running when it is time to lick the bowl and when the cookies come out of the oven.
Yesterday, we made Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies and the boys loved them! They gave them two thumbs up!
I am a sucker for all things sweet and salty. Why choose one when you can have both? These cookies have it ALL!
The chocolate chip cookies are pretty much perfection on their own, but they get even better after the salted caramel and pretzels are added in. Oh, and to bring out the salty kick even more I sprinkled the cookies with a little bit of sea salt. Cookie heaven!!!!!
I think I have a new favorite cookie…and my boys agree! The chocolate and caramel all over their faces said it all! And the fact that they both devoured two cookies. It was the weekend, we were all splurging:) And trust me, you won’t be able to stop at just one cookie. These Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are amazing! Bake a batch today!
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Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pretzels
- 18-20 caramels cut in half (I like to use Trader Joe’s Fleur de Sel Caramels)
- Pretzel twists for pressing on cookies about 36
- Extra sea salt for sprinkling on cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together for about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped pretzels.
- Form the cookie dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons of dough. Place a caramel piece in the center of the dough ball, making sure the cookie dough completely covers the caramel. This will prevent the caramel from oozing out in the oven. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Gently press a pretzel twist on top of each cookie. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.
- Note-the cookies will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
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Just made these cookies and they are beyond delicious. The recipe is really easy and the cookies came out perfect. Thank you so much for sharing! Lots of time to bake now…stay well!
These cookies are so good! The perfect blend of salty and sweet. I read through the comments before making this and noticed the problem with the caramel. So I did not use soft caramels. Instead, I used dulce de leche from nestle. This can be found in a squeezable bottle in the Hispanic section of a grocery store (I went to Walmart). I refrigerated the bottle before adding it to the recipe. Not only did the cookies turn out perfect. But I was able to drizzle the dulce de leche on top of the cookies after I took them out of the oven. So amazing! I will definitely be making this again.
Just made these cookies. Everyone that had one loved it. I would recommend to leave the cookie on the cookie sheet to cool for at least 10 minutes. Doing that allows the caramels to set. Will definitely make again!!
Glad you liked the cookies!
Can these be frozen as well?
Yes!
Can these be made with gluten free all purpose flour? (Please say yes lol!)
Yes, I like Cup4Cup. Use gf pretzels too!
Can you substitute flax eggs?
I made these last night and everybody LOVER them! I was wondering can I refrigerate the dough overnight? I like making smaller batches through out the week but also like having the dough pre made ahead of time!
Made these tonight and followed recipe exactly, short of placing whole pretzel on top of cookie. I also used 1/2c. dark choc chips and 1 c semi sweet. Baked for 11 minutes. (Be sure to let them cool on sheet before removing!) Yum! Next time, I will not put in caramel. These remind me of the Panera Kitchen Sink cookie recipe, which I have made several times.
Do these cookies freeze well?
Yes, you can freeze them!
these cookies where amazing, but you might need a glass of milk on the side they where awsome.
Too much flour. Not enough caramel. They’re soft or chewy how I prefer.
I will never ever ever make these cookies again. I had to throw half of them out because they fell apart as I took them off the cookie sheet. The caramel turned them into an ugly blob. They were the most labor intensive cookie ever, with all the peeling and cutting of caramels. No thanks. I followed the recipe to a T and I’m not happy with them at all. Don’t get me wrong, they taste good, but they are ugly AF. There’s no way I can serve them on my holiday cookie tray.
My friend who bakes thought this would be too ambitious for me, as I never bake anything. However, I WANTED these cookies and no one would take the hint to make them for me, so I forged ahead! I’ve now given several batches to friends who declared them the BEST COOKIES THEY EVER HAD. So I’m a baker now I guess.
Do you suggest freezing them formed raw, then bake them off and add a minute or two? Or bake, then freeze?
Both ways work. If you want fresh cookies, freeze the dough and then bake and add a minute or two.
Delicious!! This is a great recipe. I cooked mine for 9 minutes and let them sit and rest before removing them from the tray. They were a lovely texture, definitely not crumbly!
Awesome recipe! I used Kraft caramel nibs, white chocolate chips, nestle sea salt caramel filled chocolate chips and crushed pretzels mixed into dough. Yummy
Hi Lia.. I’m wanting to make these cookies and I, too, thought of the nibs.. How did they work out as far as melting.. ?..I think the caramels will melt and spread inside the cookie and that’s what I’m looking for but I would much rather use the nibs than unwrap and cut a bunch of caramels..!!..thanks..
I have made this recipe about 5 times and I love it so much. I followed the instructions to a T and it turned out so delicious! The variety of textures is so good!
I made these for a big family gathering and they were the hit of the party! People who say they fell apart took them off the sheet too soon. They are just fine after cooling a few minutes.
Cookies were great! I put the caramel halve into the top of the dough ball (not middle) but made sure it was covered thinly by the cookie dough. I didn’t have any caramel leakage or blobs. They came out great!
Any advice for making these at high altitude? I am new to baking in the high altitude and I don’t want to ruin these! I make them every year but we just moved so I am nervous. Anyone have any tips?
Hi, love these cookies but Tjs is out of the caramels. Can I use the Kraft nibs? If so how would you recommend using them?
Yes, Kraft or Werther’s soft caramels will work! !
Hi, I am going to use the Kraft nibs, but can I just dump them in the batter like I do the chocolate chips or should I wrap the dough around them as you recommend with the other caramels?
P.S these are our go to cookie! My husband and son love them. I just don’t have the bigger caramels on hand.
Really good ending. Didn’t use the Caramel but they still tasted really good with a good crunch and amazing chewiness. Thanks for the recipe!
I made these cookies without the caramel and they are an off the charts hit. Several people have told me they are the best cookies they have ever had and asked me to make them for them again. Thanks so much!!
Yay!
I’m planning on using the salted caramel chips from Trader Joe’s- how much should I use to replace the caramels?
I would start with one cup! Add more if you want!
These are amazing! We have a kid with braces so skipped the caramel and they are still super delicious!
Glad you loved the cookies.
Made these today and though they don’t brown much, they taste delicious. Had to bake for the full 12 minutes. Didn’t top with half a pretzel. Will definitely make again!
They are so good!