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    Home » Recipes » Cookies » Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies with Caramel Drizzle

    Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies with Caramel Drizzle

    Published: Feb 3, 2022 · Updated: Nov 17, 2022 Written by Alicia · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies are chewy, chocolatey, and studded with crunchy pretzel pieces. They are taken over the top with a healthy drizzle of sweet and sticky homemade salted caramel sauce and finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

    Chocolate pretzel cookies with caramel sauce and pretzel bits on a blue board.

    Who doesn't love something that is sweet, salty, crunchy, and sticky? Wrap it all up in a chewy chocolatey cookie package and these cookies really do hit all of the flavor notes.

    Something about them feels very festive to me. Like, they would be perfect served on the cookie table at Christmas or for a loved one on Valentine's Day. But of course, I'd also take them any day. And, they are surprisingly easy to make.

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    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Recipe Notes
    • How To Make Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies with Caramel Drizzle
    • Items You May Need
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • Storage
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    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • These cookies are crunchy, sweet, salty, and chocolatey.
    • They are surprisingly easy to make.
    • You can freeze them to have whenever the mood strikes. Just thaw and enjoy!

    Recipe Notes

    You'll want to make the caramel sauce first so it has time to cool and thicken.

    If you choose to go with store-bought caramel (but really, the homemade version is easy and far superior!) then just go on to making the cookies.

    The dough doesn't have to be chilled in the fridge first but you can absolutely do that if you want to break up the process. Store the dough in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

    How To Make Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies with Caramel Drizzle

    Note: Full list of ingredients, their amounts, and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.

    Step 1:

    Make the Salted Caramel Sauce and set it aside.

    Step 2:

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Line a second cookie sheet with parchment paper and insert a cooling rack.

    Step 3:

    In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt.

    Glass bowl with flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt ready to be mixed together.
    Dry ingredients for the double chocolate pretzel cookies.

    Step 4:

    Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.

    Step 5:

    Add the chocolate chips and pretzel pieces to the wet ingredients and stir until they are evenly distributed.

    Pretzel pieces and chocolate chips added to chocolate cookie dough in a stand mixer.
    Break the pretzels up a bit then add them to the bowl along with the chocolate chips and let the mixer do the rest!

    Step 6:

    Using a spoon or cookie scooper, scoop dough balls out onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the edges have set. All the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to the cooling rack. Continue with another batch of cookies until all the dough is gone.

    Chocolate cookie dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet ready for the oven.
    Double chocolate pretzel cookie dough balls ready to be baked!

    Step 7:

    Once all of the cookies have completely cooled, use a spoon or fork to drizzle the caramel sauce over the cookies allowing the excess to drip down through the cooling rack into the parchment-lined baking sheet.

    Then, I like to finish with a light sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

    The caramel sauce will set enough to stack the cookies after about 15 minutes.

    Chocolate pretzel cookies on a wire rack being drizzled with caramel sauce.
    Use a spoon or fork to drizzle the caramel over the cookies. Allow the excess to fall into the cookie sheet.

    Step 8:

    Enjoy!

    Items You May Need

    Stand Mixer

    Cookie Scooper

    Baking Sheet with Cooling Rack

    Cooling Racks

    Fleur de Sel Sea Salt

    Tips & Tricks

    • You can make the caramel up to a month in advance (follow the storage instructions in the post) then add a splash of water or cream to make it pourable consistency again.
    • Break the pretzels up a bit before adding them to the dough. The mixing will break them up more but you want to give them a head start.

    Substitutions & Variations

    Pecans or walnuts can replace the pretzels and still give the cookies a nice crunch factor.

    Storage

    Once the caramel has had a chance to set, you can stack the cookies in an air-tight container.

    Store the cookies at room temperature for up to 4 days.

    They'll be good in the fridge for closer to 1 week.

    You can freeze these cookies and then pull them out to thaw about 30 minutes before you want to serve them. They should be good in the freezer for up to 3 months.

    Chocolate pretzel cookies on a blue board with pretzel pieces.

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    Chocolate pretzel cookies topped with caramel sauce on a blue board with pretzel pieces.

    Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies with Caramel Drizzle

    Alicia
    Chewy, chocolatey, and studded with crunchy pretzel pieces. Then finished with a drizzle of caramel sauce and topped with flaky sea salt. These cookies hit all the right spots!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Course Cookies, Dessert
    Servings 24 cookies

    Equipment

    Stand Mixer
    Cookie Scooper
    Baking Sheet with Cooling Rack
    Fleur de Sel

    Ingredients
      

    • Salted Caramel Sauce
    • 2 cups all purpose flour spoon and leveled measurement
    • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder spoon and leveled measurement
    • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
    • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
    • 1 cup pretzel twists broken into pieces
    • Fleur de Sel optional

    Instructions
     

    • Make the salted caramel sauce and set it aside to cool and thicken.
    • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt.
    • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
    • Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix just until combined.
    • Add the chocolate chips and the pretzel pieces and mix until they are evenly distributed.
    • Using either a spoon or a cookie scooper, make medium-sized dough balls and bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until the edges have set. Allow the cookies to cook on the baking sheet for 2 minutes then move them to the cooling rack to cool completely.
    • Once all of the cookies are cooled, drizzle each one with the caramel sauce.
    • Optional: I like to add a small sprinkle of flaky sea salt to each cookie to finish.

    Notes

    I use the spoon and level method for dry ingredients. That means that I use a spoon to "fluff" the ingredient (ie. flour and cocoa powder) and then scoop it out into the measuring cup. If you scoop with the measuring cup you will almost certainly get more than the amount I used in the recipe.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookieCalories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 263IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg
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