Loaded Sweet & Salty Cookies

By srumbel

Today I'm sharing a loaded Sweet & Salty Cookie recipe. I used my favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and added a few favorites for the perfect sweet and salty fix! Semi-sweet chocolate chips, Reese's peanut butter chips, pieces of pretzels and caramel bits...a sweet & salty winner!

from sweetlittlebluebird

Ingredients

• 1 cup Salted Butter/Softened at room temperature (2 sticks)
• 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar - press brown sugar down when measuring
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 1/2 cups of All-Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Peanut Butter Chips
• 1 cup Caramel Bits (optional- just use extra chocolate and/or PB chips)
• 1 cups Pretzel Pieces (I used pretzel sticks and broke them into small pieces)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until they are smooth/creamy. Next, add eggs and vanilla. Blend well, until smooth/creamy. Now add flour, then salt and baking soda on top - mix until all the dry ingredients are just blended - Do Not Over Mix. Last, add chocolate and peanut butter chips, caramel bits and pretzels Fold the ingredients into the dough, until just blended. Do not over mix. Place heaping round tablespoons of dough on a ungreased cookie sheet, approximately one inch apart. {I use The Pampered Chef's Medium size scooper for the dough, it's the perfect size and I never have to touch the dough ~ love that!} Place cookies in the oven on middle rack and bake for 9-11 minutes, depending on your oven. Bake until cookies turn a light golden brown. Remove, place cookies on rack to cool. Recipe makes 4 dozen cookies. ENJOY!