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Chocolate covered pretzels.
My go-to treat for nearly every.single.holiday. They’re my signature. My crown + glory. I’ve been makin’ them for YEARS! I like them topped with sprinkles, stuffed with peanut butter, on top of brownies, you name it:
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Peanut Butter Brownies
And now? In cookies. Why not!
I have a go-to, standard, no-fail, GUARANTEE cookie dough recipe that I use for nearly every basic cookie I bake. It is quite similiar to the Cooks Illustrated recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I’ve made a few changes. Rather than melting the butter – as directed by the recipe – I cream the butter with the sugars & eggs, producing an exceptional thick and puffy cookie. I’ve tried the melting method before and it just doesn’t work for me… the cookies spread too much for my liking. I prefer a thick cookie over a flat one any day!
Another trick is to chill the dough. Like, for hours. Yup…3o minutes and up to 5 DAYS of chilling. Trust me on this: the longer you chill the dough, the thicker the cookie will be. I chilled this batch for 24 hours.
I’ve used this dough recipe for a handful of my cookies. And as it turns out, these cookie recipes have all been the most popular on my site. :)
So throwing my beloved chocolate covered pretzels INTO my beloved cookie recipe was just bound to happen! Sweet, buttery, soft cookie dough with chunks of rich dark chocolate covered pretzels… these cookies are pure heaven on earth I tell ya.
The ultimate sweet & salty treat. 
Thick enough, chewy enough, and quite honestly… the most perfect cookie.
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cookies
makes 3 dozen
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate covered pretzel pieces
Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. With an electric mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture and stir until a dough forms (may take a couple minutes of stirring). Fold in the chocolate covered pretzel pieces. Do not overmix the dough at any point in this process.
Chill dough for at least 30 minutes (or up to 5 days) in the refrigerator. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Press a few more chocolate pretzel pieces onto the tops for decoration. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. The centers should appear very soft and puffy. Let cool completely and enjoy!
*Make sure to keep dough cold at all times while the batches are baking. I kept my dough in the refrigerator in between batches. You can easily swap add more add-ins to these cookies (chopped candy bars, nuts, chocolate chips, etc) as long as the total does not go over 1.5 cups. Get creative! It’s easy to make homemade chocolate covered pretzels! See my chocolate covered pretzel how-to here.
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PS- I’ve used the SAME basic, no-fail cookie dough recipe for the following cookies as well:
Rainbow M&M Cookies super addicting with super cute mini m&ms, these cookies are a classic favorite! When I brought them into work, people asked me if I bought them at the store! Riiiiiiiight.
Peanut Butter Snickers Cookies - I rolled these cookies a tad larger than normal, so they were GIANT cookies full of peanut butter snickers chunks. So dang good.
Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies - similar to today’s cookie recipe, these cookies are sweet + salty with a burst of butterscotch. Probably one of the best cookies I’ve ever eaten.
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I have a deep love for chocolate covered pretzels… these take me back to those 90210 Wednesday nights… Love these Sally!
Laurie {Simply Scratch} recently posted..Balsamic Honey Granola
ha! I remember those nights.
Chocolate covered pretzels are a classic favorite.
Pretzels and chocolate are the best!
Elizabeth recently posted..Coconut Panko Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa
I couldn’t agree more Elizabeth!
I’ll take one (or 4) of each please!
Katrina In Katrina’s Kitchen recently posted..Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches
Duuuude! I make chocolate covered pretzels for nearly every occasion too!! So yummy, everyone loves ‘em, and it’s a great opportunity to break into the sprinkles!
I will have to try this dough next time I make cookies. It’s so much like mine except it has a whole extra stick of butter! How can that be bad?
These look great, Sally. Another winner
Back For Seconds recently posted..Good For You Cookie Dough Dip
What just happened?! Those chocolate covered pretzels went INSIDE those awesome, puffy cookies?! The ones that look like a miniature version of me could jump happily on top of for hours on end?! I am DYING over here for some of these!!
Hayley recently posted..Lite Triple Coconut Cupcakes
I think I am in love with you. Seriously. I bake a lot of stuff from your blog. And I love you.
Haha!! And I love my readers too!! Thank you for the comments, I love reading them.
Ok glad you tried really chilling the dough, well. For a day. Yes, it makes a HUGE difference. There is no need for any other cookie dough base, I agree. Between the recipe itself and the chilled dough, you’ve hit cookie-making nirvana. It’s great when you find that perfect recipe and method that you know is going to be perfection. I am finally there too
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Thursday Things
Um, yes. I’ve made these before. But I totally cheated and used the Flipz pretzels from the store. Either way, YUMMIEST COOKIES EVAR.
Karly recently posted..Flourless Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies
FLipz pretzels are da bombbbbbb! (yep, i just said da bomb.)
man oh man do these look awesome! Im all about chunky cookies myself! Pretzels in cookies…you ROCK sally..yum
Shirley@bells-bakery recently posted..Chocolate Malteser Cupcakes
Thanks Shirley! Love chunky cookies
Pretzels in chocolate chip cookies are one of my absolute favorites! Yours look so good
Baking Serendipity recently posted..Blueberry Coconut Scones
Thanks Sarah!
I have my go-to cookie dough recipe too, but this one looks super moist and delicious – just how I like them! I’ll have to give it a go sometime:)
Sarah recently posted..Double chocolate bacon cupcakes
Holy cow. These look AWESOME!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Cookies
pretzels with chocolate…thick fluffy cookies..all are calling my name and my oven is calling my name too because i’m desperately having a case of the sweet tooth and i have ZERO cookies in the house..omg, it’s tragedy!!
I have thrown pretzels into cookies before, but never chocolate coated pretzels…dddduuuuddeee That’s awesome!!! And I have just started chilling my dough too and it does make a huge difference. (thank you Averie for this tidbit) My hubby likes the flat thin cookies, but give me a puffy chewy one any day! Your recipe is very similar to mine too!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Mocha Cookie Crumble Cupcakes
Yes Jocelyn – chilling the dough has made a WORLD of a difference in my cookie baking. Try chocolate covered pretzels next time!! xo, Sally
Such an awesome cookie! I love eating chocolate covered pretzels. I can’t buy nor make them because I will eat every. Single. One.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Whatever Friday {I’m on Ziplist!}
Lol Dorothy, I’m the SAME way! Sooo very addicting.
Sally,
Thanks so much for stopping by Creative Thursday last week. I couldn’t do these parties without you. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week. Have a great week.
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try this recipe. You’ll see it on my blog soon
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! I hope you make and enjoy these cookies – they are outstanding! I love Creative Thursdays
I made these cookies following your recipe yesterday and they turned out AMAZING!!!! SO DELICIOUS! =) Thanks for posting helpful tips for those of us that are not used to baking from scratch! The tips really helped =).
I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes!! Thanks again Sally!
Keyuri! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and tell me that you enjoyed the cookies! I’m so glad that my tips helped and that you want to try some other recipes.
Really great recipe! One question/concern that I have is how do you handle the dough when you take it out of the fridge after several hours? After refrigerating my dough for a few hours, I have fallen in love with this method, but struggle with the presentation of the cookies, since it’s hard use a cookie scoop on the dough.
Any tips/tricks you use would be much appreciated!
Thanks
xx
Ikhlas recently posted..Recipe: Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Ravioli
Hi there! I let it soften for about 5-10 minutes when I remove the dough from the refrigerator. The dough is still cold, but it is much more manageable! Another method I use is that I scoop the dough onto the cookie sheet and then freeze the balls for 3-4 minutes before putting in the oven. You could also just chill the pre-scooped balls, rather than the whole bowl of dough. Hope this helps!
Hi Sally!
Thanks so much for the tips!
I was struggling a bit with the hard dough, so I think scooping it out before I chill the dough is a great idea!
Thanks
Ikhlas recently posted..Recipe: Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Ravioli
Good luck!! Let me know if you have any other questions!
This cookie looks so yummy! How long do the cookies stay fresh? Do the pretzels get soft or do they keep their crunch? I’m thinking of making these for my cookie exchange but have to make them days in advance. Do you have a recommendation for storage?
Hi Cheryl! The cookies stay fresh for up to 7 days, covered at room temperature – I keep them in a tightly sealed tupperware. The pretzels maintain their crunch for the most part. I would make them – at the most – 3 days in advance. They aren’t as soft by day 4 or 5.
So what happens when you put two cups of Chocolate Chips?
I’m not sure what you are asking. You may use all chocolate chips in this recipe.
Your recipe says only substitute up to 1 1/2 Cups. I was asking, basically is it is okay for me to use two cups of Chocolate Chips?
The cookies may not be as thick with the extra chocolate, but yes you may add more.
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