caramel pretzel chocolate chip cookies
Caramel, pretzel, chocolate chip cookies – or as I like to call them, empty out my cabinet cookies. Because over the last month or so all the things I’ve baked have left behind half bags of chocolate chips, caramel, marshmallows, etc etc. Not enough to make a whole recipe with but also too much to just toss. Luckily all these things go together!
Cookies are really perfect for this time of year. With all the secret santa gift exchanges happening, I always like to throw in a batch of cookies with whatever I’m giving. Because who doesn’t love homemade cookies. My secret santa this year got molasses cookies (I’ll be posting that recipe later this week to make up for being late with this post).
These are nice and easy too – just make your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and throw caramels and pretzels in with the chocolate chips. They’re chewy, salty, delicious.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pretzels
- 1/2 cup caramel chips
- 1 cup assorted chocolate chips (I used 1/2 cup dark and 1/2 cup milk)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350ºF.
- Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in pretzels, caramel, and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Make sure you get a little of everything in each cookie.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.