Sweet & Salty Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut butter cookies just stepped it up with help from a salty pretzel piece.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks) , softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1-2/3 cups REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (10-oz. pkg.)
- 4 to 5 cups broken pretzel pieces (1/2 to 1 inch)
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (optional)
Directions
- 1. Heat oven to 350°F.
- 2. Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour and baking soda; add to butter mixture, blending well. Stir in peanut butter chips. Shape dough into 1-1/2 inch balls; roll in pretzel pieces, lightly pressing pretzels into dough. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly sprinkle unbaked cookies with salt, if desired.
- 3. Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until light brown around the edges. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.
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