Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pretzels Recipe
These chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies with pretzels deliver a perfect combination of sweet, salty, and nutty flavors. Soft and chewy with crunchy chunks of pretzels and melty chocolate chips, they make an irresistible treat for any cookie lover.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 27 minutes
- Yield: 18 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add-ins
- ⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup pretzels (broken into pieces)
- Sea salt (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda until combined. Set aside.
- Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars: Using a mixer, beat the peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar on high speed for about 3 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy, then reduce mixer speed to low.
- Combine dry and wet: Gradually stir in the flour mixture just until combined, careful not to overmix.
- Incorporate chocolate chips and pretzels: Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and broken pretzel pieces evenly into the dough.
- Chill the dough: Cover the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 2 hours to firm up.
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets: Remove dough from fridge and preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop and season dough balls: Use a large cookie scoop to place dough balls onto the lined baking sheets. Lightly sprinkle each cookie dough ball with sea salt.
- Bake cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown but the centers remain soft.
- Cool and serve: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent cookie spread and enhances flavor.
- Use room temperature butter for easier creaming.
- Adjust sea salt sprinkling according to your preference for saltiness.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness for up to 5 days.
- For extra crunch, slightly toast the pretzels before breaking them into pieces.