Recipe Inspiration

chocolate chip  pretzel cookies

Featuring crushed pretzels in the batter and mini pretzels on top, every bite of these bakery-style cookies is chewy and crunchy.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter 2 1/4 cups flour 11 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp salt 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1 cup chocolate chips Salted mini pretzels

Instructions

– Brown butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until foamy   – Once browned bits form, remove from heat, pour into a  bowl then place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

– Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. – Beat butter and sugars until light and creamy. – Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until incorporated. –  Reduce mixer speed to low then add dry ingredients 

– Stir in 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of crushed pretzels – Using a 2-Tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop cookies onto parchment lined baking sheets, spaced  2 inches apart. – Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours

– Preheat the oven to 350F. – Bake cookies for 11  minutes or until the edges are set but the centers are still soft. – Remove baking pan from oven then press chocolate chips and pretzel pieces onto cookies – Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.