Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
This Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe combines buttery dough, chocolate chips, and crunchy pretzel pieces with a hidden caramel center, topped with a sprinkle of sea salt for a perfect sweet and salty treat.
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 350kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter cut into pieces
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups flour add more 1 Tbsp at a time if dough is too sticky, or if cookies come out too flat
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups chopped pretzels
- 9 soft caramels cut in half
- 1 Tbsp coarse sea salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
- Place butter slices into a large mixing bowl. Beat with mixer (stand mixer is best if you have it - use the paddle attachment) until smooth.
- Add in the sugars and beat for about 1-2 minutes until smooth.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until just combined.
- Add in the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix on low speed until the wet and dry ingredients are combined.
- Add in the chocolate chips and pretzel pieces. Fold into the dough.
- Measure out the batter to be 2 heaping tablespoons.
- Press the dough flat and stick a caramel piece in the middle. Roll the cookie dough around the caramel.
- Place 9 cookies per cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place in the oven to bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until the cookie top and bottom are golden.
- Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with coarse sea salt.
- Allow the cookies to rest on the pan for about 5 minutes.
- Place a cooling rack to cool completely, or enjoy warm. Makes 18 cookies.
- Store cookies in an airtight container or ziplock bag for 3 to 4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 686mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 351IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg