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These Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies are the ultimate sweet-and-salty treat you didn’t know you needed! Soft, chewy cookies loaded with melty chocolate, gooey caramel, and crunchy pretzels in every bite make them completely irresistible. One bite and you’ll understand why these disappear so fast—so you might want to bake a double batch!

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1 cup of Crisco or Butter (softened)
¾ cup of Sugar
¾ cup of Brown Sugar (packed)
1 teaspoons of Vanilla
2 eggs
2 and ¼ cups of Flour
1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
1 teaspoon of Salt
1 cup of Chocolate Chips
½ a cup of Caramels (chopped up)
½ a cup of Broken Pretzels

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Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies

Soft and chewy salted caramel pretzel cookies packed with chocolate chips, caramel bits, and crunchy pretzels for the perfect sweet-salty bite.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 11 minutes
Total: 26 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
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Ingredients 

  • 1 cup of Crisco or Butter (softened)
  • ¾ cup of Sugar
  • ¾ cup of Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 1 teaspoons of Vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 and ¼ cups of Flour
  • 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon of Salt
  • 1 cup of Chocolate Chips
  • ½ a cup of Caramels (chopped up)
  • ½ a cup of Broken Pretzels
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Instructions 

  • Start by creaming together your butter and sugar, until well combined.
    A stand mixer bowl with sugar and shortening inside, next to pretzels, chocolate chips, and caramel pieces on a white surface.
  • Add in your brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well combined.
    A stand mixer bowl with sugar, brown sugar, and butter being mixed, next to pretzels, caramel pieces, and chocolate chips on a white surface.
  • Sift together your flour, baking soda, and salt.
    A stand mixer with partially mixed dough and flour in the bowl. Nearby are pretzels, chocolate chips, caramel pieces, and a sifter with flour.
  • Gradually add to your wet ingredients. Mix until completely combined.
    A stand mixer with cookie dough, surrounded by flour, chocolate chips, caramel pieces, and pretzels on a white surface.
  • Fold in your chocolate chips, caramels, and pretzels.
    A stand mixer bowl containing cookie dough mixed with pretzel pieces and chocolate chips, with extra pretzels, caramel pieces, and chocolate chips beside the bowl.
  • Drop a tablespoon of cookie dough onto a greased or lined baking sheet.
    Balls of cookie dough with chocolate chips spaced on a parchment-lined baking sheet, with pretzels and chocolate chips visible in the foreground.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 9 to 11 minutes, or until slightly golden.
    Seven cookies with visible pretzel and chocolate pieces are arranged on crumpled parchment paper, with pretzels, chocolate chips, caramel, and eggs in the background.
  • Let cool on a wire rack and enjoy!

Notes

  • These Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies are the perfect mix of sweet, salty, and chewy in every bite.
  • Start by creaming together the butter and both sugars, then mix in the eggs, vanilla, and brown sugar until smooth and well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt, then gradually add it to the wet mixture to form the dough.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips, chopped caramels, and broken pretzels for that irresistible sweet-salty crunch.
  • Drop spoonfuls onto a baking sheet and bake at 375 Degrees Fahrenheit for 9–11 minutes, then let them cool before enjoying this delicious treat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 178kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 48mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 24IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 7mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 178
Keyword: Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies
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