Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bars
I chose to make these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bars because I tend to have a hankering for all of those ingredients; like my Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies, Caramel Pretzel Magic Bars, or Peanut Butter Wonder Bars.
I love the sweet & salty combinations. These are right up there with all the others. Great chewy texture, slightly sweet, slightly salty, & a little bit of crunch. Perfection! Try them, you won’t be disappointed!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bars
Yields bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup (66 g) creamy peanut butter
- ⅔ cup (134 g) light brown sugar, gently packed
- ⅓ cup (68 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 to 2 cups (170-340 g) chocolate chunks or chips
- 1 ½ cups (64 g) mini pretzel twists, coarsely broken & divided; plus 24 whole pretzels
Chocolate Drizzle:
- ⅓ cup (90 g) creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup (43 g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F & grease a 9×13" pan.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter & peanut butter with both sugars, until light & fluffy. Beat in the eggs & vanilla.
- Add the flour, baking soda & salt, & stir until almost combined; fold in the chocolate chips & 1 cup of pretzel pieces.
- Spread the the dough evenly in the pan & bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden on top.
- In a small bowl, melt the peanut butter & chocolate chips in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Stir until smooth.
- Place whole pretzels in rows 4×6. Drizzle chocolate, & then sprinkle the top with the remaining ½ cup pretzel pieces. Refrigerate to help the chocolate set up. Cut 24 squares & serve.
Notes
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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Mmmm I love sweet and salty together and these bars look amazing!
Ps. It was SO FUN to meet you saturday!!
Thanks Aimee! You are such a doll! It was so much fun! Me & Alli said that next time we should have an ice cream social or something & talk like crazy! 🙂
I love everything about this. I always gravitate towards chocolate covered pretzel everything– these are super!
It’s a great combination of flavors! We loved them!
Amber, what a great choice! It absolutely makes me drool and I am close to just getting up and bake some! Pinned!
Thanks Jutta! Love the recipe swap!
Your desserts make me drool! Pinning! It was great to meet you on Saturday!
Thanks Leanne! Hope you had a nice rest of the weekend!
Yum!! These look so good!
Oh, they are!!!
I love Cindy’s blog! Your photos look great and these bars sound perfect! Great SRS pick 🙂
Yeah, she has a lot of good stuff on there! Thanks for stopping by!
I have the same cravings!
I think it’s a popular craving for sure!
Chocolate and pretzels. It doesn’t get much better than that!
That’s exactly how I feel! Thanks for stopping by!
Great recipe 🙂
Thanks Jagoda!
You chose an awesome recipe!! Thanks for the nice review of my blog and recipe.
No problem! I was so excited to make it! Loved it!