Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies

If you love sweet and salty desserts, these Loaded Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies are a must-try. Each bite is packed with crunchy salted pretzels, chopped candy bars, roasted peanuts, and plenty of melty chocolate chips. They’re the ultimate indulgent cookie, thick, chewy, and bursting with flavor. Perfect for bake sales, cookie swaps, or satisfying your candy bar cravings, these cookies are guaranteed to impress every chocolate and cookie lover alike.

Easy Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies Recipe

These sweet and salty candy bar cookies are a dream to make. You may have heard of pub cookies which include beer or stout in the dough. These cookies are far superior to that flavor profile, family friendly and chock full of pretzels, peanuts, chocolate chips and candy bar pieces. The sweet aroma of these homemade cookies wafting through the house while baking can only be eclipsed by the first bite of warm, chewy and sweet goodness. It’s absolutely heavenly. Pour yourself a cup of coffee or milk and enjoy!

Checkout this quick list of ingredients you’ll need to make Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies: (Scroll down for the full printable recipe card.)

• Flour – All purpose flour forms the base of the cookie dough.
• Leavening – Baking soda, baking powder and salt give lift to the cookies while baking.
• Butter – Unsalted butter adds flavor and moisture.
• Sugar – This recipe uses two types of sugar. A combination of light brown sugar and granulated sugar (white sugar) for sweetness.
• Flavoring – One tsp vanilla extract balances the flavor.
• Whole Eggs – Large eggs stabilize the dough.
• Peanut Butter – Creamy peanut butter gives the cookie dough a creamy texture.
• Candy Bar – Baby Ruth or Snickers candy bars.
• Mix-ins – Peanuts, chocolate chips and broken pretzel pieces for the sweet and salty taste.

How to Make the Best Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies

• Heat Oven and Prepare Pans – Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Sift Dry Ingredients – Use a whisk to sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Creamed Ingredients – Using an electric mixer cream together the butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until smooth, fluffy and light beige in color. 
• Add the Eggs – Add one egg at a time beating well after each addition.
• Combine – Add the flour mixture gradually while beating on low speed until all of the dry ingredients have been added.
• Add the Mix-ins – By hand, stir the cubed Snickers bars, pretzels, peanuts, and chocolate chips into the batter.
• Divide the Cookie Dough – Use a scoop to separate the dough. Place the dough rounds at least 3-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Oven – Bake per the baking time in the recipe until lightly golden brown.
• Cool on the cookie sheet for 3 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies

• A hand mixer or a stand mixer.
• Large bowl, medium bowl.
• Balloon whisk to sift together the dry ingredients. ‘m an avid baker and I’ve used a whisk to sift together dry ingredients successfully when making cookies, cakes, biscuits, breads and more. It works like a charm.
• Measuring cups and spoons.
• Knife and chopping board.
• You’ll also need two large sheet pans for baking the cookies, a spatula to move the warm cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

• Candy Bar – What candy bar is best for candy bar cookies? I’ve made these using both Snickers and Baby Ruth candy bars with great success, so feel free to adapt the candy to suit your preference.
• Adjust Baking Time as Needed – Should you choose to switch out the candy, depending on the make-up of the candy bar they may very well bake slightly differently. It’s important to keep an eye on them and adjust the baking time as needed.
• Stir Mix-in By Hand – It’s best to mix the candy, pretzels and peanuts into the dough by hand not using a mixer. The cookie dough is thick so take your time mixing until the mix-ins are evenly distributed.
• Chocolate – You could use milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
• Alternate Baking Chips – You could swap out some of the chocolate chips with butterscotch chips or peanut butter chips.
• Pretzels – You can use whole mini pretzels, pretzel sticks or square pretzels.
• Pretzel Substitution – You could use potato sticks in place of pretzels.
• Extra Chips – You can reserve some chocolate chips to press onto the top of each cookie just before baking. (Or use extra chocolate chips).

Storage and Leftovers

• Make-Ahead Tip – Cookie dough is ideal for making in advance. It freezes well, and when using the freshest of dairy products, you can make this cookie dough and keep chilled in an airtight container for up to 1 week. When doing so, you can bake fresh cookies any time you like.
• Leftovers – Store Candy Bar Pretzel Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4-5 days.
• Freezing Cookie Dough – You can also freeze the cookie dough for up to 3 months. You can also divide the cookie dough into balls.  Place scoops of dough onto a sheet pan and into the freezer to flash freeze. Once they’re frozen solid, package in plastic freezer bags or a freezer safe container. Bake from frozen per the recipe adding 5 minutes or so to the baking time.
• Freezer Storage – You can freeze baked cookies for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge or on the counter and enjoy. You can also pop them into the microwave to warm them slightly.

More Southern Style Cookie Recipes to Make

Baking a fresh batch of cookies is always a good idea. These candy bar cookies can be frozen after baking for up to 1 month and then thawed when you’re in the mood for a sweet treat. More delicious cookies recipes you may like to try:

• This recipe for Everybody’s Favorite Loaded Chunky Cookies turns one cookie dough into three different cookies.
• Chewy Caramel Rum Macaroon Cookies have that caramel coconut combination that makes  them impossible to resist.
• Loaded Butterscotch Toffee Pecan Cookies are rich and decadent just like a butterscotch cookie should be.
• Loaded Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe adds pecans and chocolate chips to the mix for a fusion oatmeal cookie.
• Peanut Butter Snickers Cookies are another candy bar cookie favorite.
• Butter Pecan Cookies are a Southern favorite done right.
• You may also enjoy this recipe for Candy Bar Cookie Muffins from Hip Foodie Mom.

 

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