Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Pretzel Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nestle makes these new caramel-filled chocolate chips.  They are a bit pricey so they are a total splurge for us, but definitely worth it for these delectable, fully loaded cookies.  The soft cookie is balanced by a bit of chewiness from the caramel and a delightful crunch from the pretzels.  And of course there is the beautiful balance of sweet and salty between the pretzels and the chocolate chips.  The caramel-filled chips are one of those many lovely things that are difficult for us to find here in the city.  We picked them up last time we were in Utah, but I'm all out now and I'm definitely craving these cookies again.  Luckily my in-laws are coming to visit soon and they will usually pick up our list of Walmart things for us (they are awesome like that).  Those little morsels are definitely on the list this time and I can hardly wait to make these cookies again!

Pretzel Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Time to Prepare: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: around 4 dozen

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup pretzel twists, broken into small pieces (about 1/2")
  • 1 (9 oz) bag caramel-filled chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease two cookie sheets and set aside.

Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes.  Add pudding mix and beat well.  Add eggs and vanilla and beat.  Add flour, salt, and baking soda and mix until well combined.

Stir in pretzel pieces and chocolate chips.

Roll cookies into balls about 1" in diameter and place on prepared cookie sheets.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned and just set.

Source: slightly adapted from Chef in Training

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