With bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter, pretzels and flakey sea salt, Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies is a fast, easy recipe that jumps right into cookie magic territory. This is a cookie that is impossible to resist.
“Even as a little girl she hungered for learning as a child does for cookies in the late afternoon.”
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Inspiration
Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies is a stellar recipe from The Perfect Cookie by America’s Test Kitchen. Did you pick up a copy? Before the holidays there were stacks at everyone’s favorite big box store, Amazon has it too. If you are a cookie maker I highly recommend adding The Perfect Cookie to your cookbook collection. The recipe for Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies is fast, easy and jumps right into cookie magic territory with bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter, pretzels and flakey sea salt. This is a cookie that is impossible to resist.
A make ahead Valentine’s Day’s dessert is something to consider. If your week days are busy and you still want to make a special dessert for Valentine’s Day I suggest making Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies. (Or these cookies!) The cookie dough comes together quickly and can be kept in the refrigerator for a few days until you have time to bake. Coming home to freshly baked cookies is a very special treat to share with your Valentine. Bonus, there will be no discussion over what is best, peanut butter or chocolate chip cookies. With Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies we can have it all.
Essentials
Amp up the chocolate and peanut butter flavors by adding a cup of roughly chopped, roasted, salted peanuts and a cup of peanut M&M’s to the original recipe. These add-ins are not required but highly recommended. I’ll take all the blame, making holiday cookies is my excuse. Just do it without regret. I also pressed more of the goodies, the M&M’s, pretzels and peanuts into slightly flattened cookie tops. Remember to add the flakey sea salt, it really adds intensity to the peanut butter, chocolate combo. The finished Salted Peanut Butter-Pretzel-Chocolate Chip Cookies are now ready for the mid-week holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Such dreamy cookies, the perfect blend of sweet and salty!
Thank you Laura!
Cookies are just my downfall…especially ones that look like these! Oh my!
Thank you Abbie!
I love the salty and sweet combination of your cookies Deb . I would have to eat more than one.
Thank you Gerlinde! And yes, it is difficult to eat just one cookie!
Pretzels in a cookie? That’s a new one on me. Of course as always, your beautiful photos are very convincing that pretzels do belong in these cookies right there with the chocolate and peanut butter. These would be a fun cookie to eat.
Thank you for the generous comment MJ! It brightened my day!
Oh my my
These cookies look insanely good. It has got everything that I love and crave for! And it actually does end the debate between peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies. yay!
Lovely recipe. Can’t wait to tell you how these turned out.
Thanks 😀
Thank you Corrie! This a a stellar cookie recipe!
Ooh, yummy! They look so good. Have a happy Valentine’s Day Deb!
Thank you Cathy!
These look insanely good! As an American living in the UK I’m always drawn to things with peanut butter in them. When first I moved here, peanut butter, and even chocolate chip cookies and pretzels, weren’t common foods. Happily I’m no longer the weirdo liking these things and importing the good stuff in my luggage!. And all in a cookie. Mmm!
Thank you for sharing Kellie! I never realized that peanut butter was an American thing!
Wow, everything you want in a cookie! I’m such a fan of anything salty/sweet, I could get into real trouble with these cookies Deb. Save the box of chocolates for someone else. Give me these cookies and you will be my Valentine forever.
Thank you Mary! Home made cookies are much better than store bought chocolates!
Deb, how cute! These yummy cookies will make the perfect edible present for V-Day! I hope your day is romantic and happy.
Thank you Denise!
Really love your style Deb ! Thank you !
Thank you 2pots!
I’m definitely a child — I hunger for cookies in the afternoon! 😀 These look wonderful — great combo of flavors. Thanks!
Thank you John! Afternoon sweets are one of life’s little pleasures.
I think my new favorite phrase is “cookie magic territory!” And that’s is indeed where these cookies are. Not only do they sound incredibly yummy, but they’re so fun for Valentine’s Day. 🙂
Thank you Valentina! I very much appreciate that you agree with my use of “cookie magic”!
Oh my, these do look delicious! I will have to give them a try.
Thank you Mindy! They are really good!