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A white cake plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies with pretzels ready to serve
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5 from 6 votes

Sweet and Salty Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

A perfect sweet and salty combo of butterscotch, pretzels and chocolate chips create the perfect flavor for these irresistibly soft homemade chocolate chip cookies with a twist!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Resting Time in Refrigerator2 hours
Total Time2 hours 41 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 257kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 2 large egg yolks room temperature
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pretzels
  • mini pretzels and sea salt for garnish optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder and baking soda and put aside.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, add butter and both granulated and brown sugars and mix together for 3-4 minutes on high until light and fluffy.
  • Next add in eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated. Then add in pure vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
  • Turn down your mixer to low and add in flour mixture in three intervals beating after each addition until well-combined. Lastly, add in chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and chopped pretzels.
  • Place dough in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
  • When ready to bake, scoop cookie dough in balls the size of a tablespoon and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet at least 1 1/2 inches apart. Carefully press a mini pretzel into the center of each cookie and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
  • Bake 11-13 minutes then allow cookies to cool for at least 4-5 minutes then serve.

Notes

The resting period is absolutely crucial for these cookies.  If you don't allow the cookies to rest in the refrigerator, you will have super thin spread cookies and you will not have the desired outcome you want.

Nutrition

Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg