Chocolate Chip Caramel Pretzel Cookies

Chocolate chip caramel pretzel cookies are a sweet and salty treat! Brown butter chocolate chip cookies with chewy caramel and salty pretzels are packed with amazing flavor!

Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Caramel Pretzel Cookies

• Unsalted butter – We are making melted brown butter for these cookies! Scroll down to see how to make brown butter! It is very easy!
• Light brown sugar – Adds sweetness, chew, and a touch of molasses flavor.
• Granulated sugar – For sweetness.
• Egg – Room temperature.
• Vanilla extract – Pure vanilla extract adds amazing vanilla flavor.
• Baking soda – Helps the cookies to spread and brown while baking.
• Salt – A bit of salt enhances the flavor and provides contrast to the sweetness.
• All-purpose flour – Be sure to measure correctly and level your measuring cups!
• Chocolate chips – Use dark, semisweet or milk chocolate!
• Caramel bits – I am a huge fan of caramel bits! Soft, chewy, and perfect for cookie baking!
• Pretzels – Crushed pretzels. I love using ultra-thin pretzel sticks, but you can use your favorite type of pretzel!

How to Make Brown Butter

Brown butter is butter that has been melted and cooked to the point that the milk solids toast and take on a nutty, caramel flavor. It adds an amazing depth of flavor to the cookies.

Brown butter is incredibly easy to make and adds almost no time to the process. Simply melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Once the butter is melted, continue cooking, stirring frequently until you notice the butter turning a golden-brown color. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat and add to the brown butter to your mixing bowl.

Couple things to keep in mind…

• Pay close attention once the butter starts to turn golden brown.
• The butter can burn quickly to stay close by and keep stirring.
• Immediately pour the brown butter into the mixing bowl. If it stays in the saucepan, it will continue to brown.

Check out my blog post on How to Make Brown Butter to learn more!

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Chocolate Chip Caramel Pretzel Cookies

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

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12 cookies

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Chocolate chip caramel pretzel cookies are a sweet and salty treat! Brown butter chocolate chip cookies with chewy caramel and salty pretzels are packed with amazing flavor!

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter
• ▢ ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 egg room temperature
• ▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ tsp baking soda
• ▢ ¾ tsp salt
• ▢ ¾ cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar milk, semisweet or dark chocolate
• ▢ ½ cup caramel bits
• ▢ ½ cup pretzels crushed

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Place butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Once the butter is melted, continue to cook stirring constantly until the butter turns a light golden-brown color. Remove from the heat immediately and pour into a large mixing bowl.
• Add light brown sugar and granulated sugar to the brown butter. Stir until combined and smooth.
• Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well until smooth.
• Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until the dry ingredients are well combined and the mixture forms a dough.
• Mix in the chocolate chips, caramel bits, and pretzels.
• Portion the dough into balls using a large cookie scoop (3 tbsp). Place the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet pan. Allow room for spreading.
• Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies will appear underdone. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.

Notes

Chocolate chip caramel pretzel cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days. 

 

If you would like to make smaller cookies with a medium cookie scoop, reduce the baking time by 1 to 2 minutes. 

 

Metric conversions are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

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