Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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These Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet & salty cookie for Fall.

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These Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet & salty cookie for Fall.
These Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet & salty cookie for Fall.

Recipe Tips & Notes

  • This recipe specifies measuring out the flourย packed. I know the generally accepted method of correctly measuring flour is to โ€œspoon and sweep,โ€ many of my own cookie recipes call for using that method. However,ย this recipeย requires that you pack the flourย against the side of the container as you measure it out.ย It WILL make a difference if you donโ€™t do this.
  • You can use any chocolate chips that you have on hand in this recipe, but I personally prefer a really dark chocolate to pair with butterscotch and with the saltiness of the pretzels. I used 60% cacao chocolate chips.
  • Your personal preference totally determines how finely you crush the pretzels. Personally, I really like the pretzels to be finely crushed. But if you like big chunks of pretzels in your cookies, go for it!
These Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet & salty cookie for Fall.

Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 19 minutes

These Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet & salty cookie for Fall.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2ยผ cups all-purpose flour, packed*
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup pretzel crumbs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. Whisk the brown sugar and sugar into the melted butter. Mix in the egg and the egg yolk.
  3. Mix in the baking soda, salt, and vanilla.
  4. Gently mix the flour into the wet mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and pretzel crumbs.
  5. Scoop dough (about 2 tablespoons) onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
  6. Bake for 9 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet.

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21 thoughts on “Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe”

  1. These cookies look so yummy. What is the measurement for the chocolate pretzels? The recipe calls for “1 chocolate covered pretzels”

  2. I love this, Ashton! ๐Ÿ™‚ Pudding cookies are the best, and I love the sweet & salty combo…. although I might swap out semi-sweet chocolate chips for the butterscotch. It might be butterscotch overload for me with the pudding mix and the chips. But yum!! Pinned!

  3. Am I missing something–did not see an amount for the chocolate covered pretzels, and are they supposed to be broken up.

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