Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel Cookies Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth (about a minute). Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla and mix until combined. Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined.
• Add the chocolate chips and pretzels and mix until just combined. Refrigerate until dough is firm, about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough for each ball and roll dough in a ball. Press extra chocolate chips on top if desired.
• Bake on the middle rack for 8-12 minutes or until cookies crack on top and are barely golden brown. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and sprinkle with salt while cooling. They will continue to cook as they cool.

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE-PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In food processor, place pretzels. Cover; process to fine crumbs. Place in bowl; set aside.
• In large bowl, make cookie dough as directed on pouch. Shape 1 tablespoon dough into ball. Flatten into large circle, and place 1 piece of chocolate in center. Wrap edges of dough around chocolate, and shape back into ball with chocolate in center.
• Roll ball in pretzel crumbs until coated. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients, placing balls at least 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE PRETZELS

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and 3 teaspoons oil; stir until smooth. Dip pretzels in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets to set., Melt peanut butter chips and remaining oil; transfer to a small resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in a corner of bag; drizzle over pretzels. Allow to set. Store in airtight containers.

NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER, CHOCOLATE AND PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• Line an 8- or 9- inch square baking pan with foil.
• Melt 8 tablespoons of the butter and add to a large bowl. Add the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, vanilla and 1 cup of peanut butter and stir until well combined. Transfer the peanut butter mixture to the prepared baking pan and smooth with an offset spatula to create an even layer.
• Combine the chocolate chips, the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the remaining tablespoon peanut butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted. Alternatively, this can be done over a double boiler. Pour the chocolate mixture over the peanut butter and smooth with an offset spatula. Arrange the pretzel sticks on the surface of the chocolate, pressing them lightly to adhere. Refrigerate until hardened, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut into squares to serve.

CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER CHIP PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a larger bowl, beat the butter and sugars together on medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
• On low speed, slowly add the beaten egg and vanilla extract. Beat to combine, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour mixture and beat just until there are no more streaks of flour.
• Stir in the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and preztels (you should have about 1/2 cup of coarsely crushed pretzels) . Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Scoop out well rounded tablespoonfuls of the dough and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Leave about 2 inches between each ball. Press down slightly. Bake for 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing.

PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar and peanut butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition and the vanilla.
• With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture, beating until just combined.
• Stir in peanuts.
• Place the pretzels in a bowl. Scoop dough by rounded Tbs.full and drop a few balls of dough in the bowl and toss to coat.
• Place the cookies on the prepared pans.
• Bake, rotating the pans after 10 minutes, until golden but still soft to the touch, about 15 minutes.
• Let cool slightly before transferring to racks to cool.

PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL BARS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides. Set aside 1-1/2 cups pretzels for topping. Pulse remaining pretzels in a food processor until fine crumbs form. In a large bowl, mix butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar and pretzel crumbs., Press into prepared pan. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread over peanut butter layer. Break reserved pretzels and sprinkle over top; press down gently. Refrigerate, covered, until set, about 1 hour. Lifting with foil, remove from pan. Cut into 48 bars.