Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Bars
Salty crisp pretzels, chocolate, caramel all mixed into a buttery cookie bar.
Equipment
- 1 12x15 sheet pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 whole eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips I also like dark 70% chocolate chips in these bars
- 11 ounce bag caramel bits
- 1 cup (heaping)crushed pretzel pieces I prefer to use pretzel sticks, or traditional small pretzels, crush in plastic bag
- 1/2 tsp course sea salt for topping warm bars
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray 12×15 baking sheet with non-stick baking spray.
- Cream together butter, sugars, and vanilla until smooth and whipped.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add vanilla, mix.
- In a separate bowl measure out flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until completely incorporated. Scrap down sides of bowl and mix for another couple turns. Do not over mix.
- Add goodies -> chocolate chips, caramel bits, pretzel pieces, at this point my stand mixer gets really full, so don’t walk away from this you might come back to find dough all over your counter and floor!
- Spread dough into greased baking sheet, sprinkle a few granules of coarse sea salt evenly over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven to a wire rack allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting into bars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 183mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 7IUCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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