Big, Chewy, Sweet and Salty Peanut Butter Cookies

These peanut butter cookies are thick and chewy (like most cookies should be), sweet and salty, and absolutely delicious. 

I love chocolate and peanut butter and this cookie is no exception.  Thick and chewy (like most cookies should be), with a little crunch from those salty pretzels.  Seriously, just make them.

Big, Chewy, Sweet and Salty Peanut Butter Cookies

Yield: 24 large cookies

Ingredients:

- 1 cup (4 5/8 ounces) all-purpose flour

- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature

- 1 cups creamy peanut butter

- 5 5/8 ounces (¾ cup) granulated sugar

- 4 1/8 ounces (1/2 cup) packed light brown sugar

- 2 x-large eggs, room temp

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

- 1 cup pretzel pieces (1 ½ ounces)

- Sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda, set aside

2. Using a mixer, in a large bowl beat peanut butter, butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy

3. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined

4. Reduce speed to low and stir in flour mixture just until combined

5. Stir in chocolate chips and pretzels

6. Chill dough for 2 hours

7. After, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper

8. Use a large cookie dough scoop to place cookie dough balls (about 1/4 cup each) on top of parchment paper, 1-2 inches apart

9. Lightly sprinkle cookie dough with sea salt

10. Bake ~14 minutes until cookies are brown around the edges