Death by cookies: How I survived

Ok so a few months ago I got what I thought could possibly be the most brilliant idea ever. 

(Which it turned out that it WAS the most brilliant idea ever). 

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP-PRETZEL COOKIES.

When I ran this idea by my husband, who is a sweet-a-holic, he didn't look very sold on the idea. The only thing he said was, "Pretzels?" YES! Yes, pretzels! Let the record show that when his sister tried these she had said that the pretzel is what made the whole cookie! So since his reaction was not what I had expected I ditched the idea for a while. Until a few nights ago that is. 

We had just moved into our new place, with our things ALMOST all put away. I was on top of my game with dinner done, cleaned and on a roll in my new kitchen when I had a hankering for baking. 

Emmett's brother and his friend were over and they were totally lost in their multiplayer game so I just got started. When I had asked the guys if they smelled cookies they all perked up from the computer screens real quick! When I told them what kind of cookies I was baking they seemed uninterested at that point. I was determined to make them believers. 

(Two out of the three converted to my pretzel ways and the one that didn't was only because he doesn't like chocolate!)

After posting on my Instagram and Facebook about my new creation I had many friends asking for the recipe. Well friends, here it is! 

I did look up a recipe for reference but like everything else I just made it my own. 

So feel free to change, add or take away whatever you feel is necessary.

• 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. of salt
• 1/4 tsp. of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup of tightly packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 egg 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter 
• 1/2 cup broken up pretzel pieces     

DIRECTIONS:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

1. In a med bowl combine flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.

2. In a larger bowl add butter and both sugars and mix until fluffy. Once fluffed add the egg, vanilla and peanut butter to the mix.

3. Add the flour mixture SLOWLY. (I mixed it in about a 1/2 cup at a time.)

4. Once that is completely mixed in add the best parts! (choc chips and pretzels)

A couple of the recipes I came across said to cover and refrigerate for an hour but if you're like me and just can't wait-don't bother. I didn't and they were perfect still.

5. Place small balls of dough on a cookie sheet. (They really don't need much space between them because they don't flatten out much. Mine were pretty crammed on there and didn't touch after baking a while.) Bake for about 10 mins. (I baked them about 10 and they were ever so slightly crunchy on the outside but soft, chewy and dreamy on the inside. MMmmMMMmm) 

The death by cookie was me indulging as many of these as I could in a span of 5 minutes. How I survived? Well, I decided I'd share. So if you find yourself scarfing down too many of these I suggest passing some out-if you have the will power. Yes, seriously, they are THAT good! Enjoy, friends!