Salted Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Blondies

By srumbel

The rich blondie base is stuffed with chocolate chips, caramel bits, and crushed pretzels. To top it off, the blondies are sprinkled with sea salt right before baking. The result? Addicting blondies that may last a day in your house, if you’re lucky. I strongly recommend making a double batch!
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Ingredients

• 1/2 C butter, softened
• 3/4 C brown sugar
• 1/4 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 C crushed pretzels
• 1/2 C chocolate chips
• 1/2 C caramel bits
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp coarse salt, for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray an 8x8 or 9x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat until combined.
Stir in pretzels, chocolate chips, and caramel bits. Dough will be thick. Spread dough into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with coarse salt.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until just starting to turn golden brown. Do not over bake if you want a gooey bar. If you prefer a more cookie-like texture, bake for the entire time.
Allow to cool for 20 minutes before cutting into pieces.

Serves: 12