For the best cookies to bake this season, check out my posts for Cowboy Cookies, Cherry Garcia Cookies, Easy Sugar Cookies, and Gingerbread Sugar Cookies. It’s been a minute since I’ve developed a new recipe for a cookie. And boy was it worth the wait! Although they might seem complicated at first glance, these cookies were super easy to pull together and were complete in just 30 minutes! Serve them to Santa or keep them for yourself — I won’t tell!
Here’s How You Make It
Ready to do a quick inventory of your pantry to see if you can make these delicious cookies in the next 30 min? Go ahead, I’ll wait. Ready? Let’s go!
Why This Recipe Works
A twist on the same old– If you’re looking for a new way to mix up the same old, same old chocolate chip cookie, try these! White chocolate chips, caramel, and pretzels make for an unexpected (but delicious) cookie! Great flavor combination – If you love the combo of sweet and salty then this caramel pretzel white chocolate cookie is for you. A great flavor combination with every bite! Texture, texture, texture – From the chewy caramel to the crunchy pretzel, and from the crunchy/chewy texture of the white chocolate and the crunchy pretzels and crispy/chewy texture of the cookie dough, these cookies will light up every tastebud and pleasure center in your brain. Easy ingredients – You probably have just about everything you need for these cookies right in your pantry or fridge. And, if you need to make a quick trip to the grocery first, you’ll find just about everything in the baking aisle or dairy section.
Ideas for Customizing this Recipe
Swap white chocolate chips for regular milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate. All are delicious! You can use any kind of pretzel you have on hand. If you like the look of the mini-twists on top but only have pretzel rods (for example) and you don’t think a chunk of pretzel rod will look good on top (I agree here), skip that part. Mix up the chocolate chips – use any kind you like (regular, mini, chunk) and any flavor. Just make sure the final amount that you use adds up to 1 ½ cups. If you want to make the tops of your cookies more cheerful for a holiday, add colored M&M candies to the top. (Red and green for Christmas, blue for Hannukah, pastel for Easter, and so on.)
Expert Tips
These white chocolate chip cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week, if they can make it that long in your house (I know they don’t in mine!) You can also freeze these cookies for up to 5 months. The pretzels will be more chewy than crisp once thawed. Don’t skimp on using REAL butter (not margarin) and remember that “room temperature” should still be firm and slightly cool to the touch, not warm and soft. I like to add an extra pretzel or a half pretzel to the tops of my cookies but adding pretzels to the top is optional. Kraft makes caramel bits, and they are found with the chocolate chips at most grocery stores. To keep these cookies soft and chewy while storing at room temperature, I add a slice of bread to the container too. The bread absorbs any excess moisture and keeps the cookies chewy for up to three days.
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