- Do not skip browning butter. The brown butter gives a rich, toasty flavor.
- Instead of using dark chocolate to drizzle the cookie bars, you can use white chocolate or caramel sauce.
- For some extra flavor, add chopped caramel candies into the batter.
- Make sure your cookie dough is not overbaked – the edges should be slightly crisp but with a chewy center. Start checking the cookie dough at the 18-minute mark. You can bake these for 18-22 minutes.
Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookie Bars
Sweet, salty, soft, and crunchy all at once, these chocolate chip pretzel cookie butter bars are made with rich brown butter, creamy cookie butter, crunchy pretzels, and mini chocolate chips, then finished with a chocolate drizzle. They’re easy to make in one bowl, no mixer required, with crisp edges and a chewy center that tastes like a bakery-style treat straight from the oven.
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SERVINGS: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup cookie butter I used Biscoff
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup crushed pretzels
For the topping:
- 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons chocolate chips divided
- Extra pretzels whole or crushed
Instructions
Enable step-by-step mode- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add the butter to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, gently swirling, until browned and golden. Pour the browned butter into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the browned butter, cookie butter, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in the crushed pretzels and chocolate chips.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Press additional pretzels into the top and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips. Bake for 18–20 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the center is soft but set. Let cool for 30 minutes.
- Melt the remaining chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled bars and let the chocolate set, or chill briefly in the refrigerator.
- Slice into bars or squares and serve.