***I have to confess that when I am vacuuming in my daughter’s room and I see that she spilled beads on the floor, I don’t stop and pick them up by hand…I just let the vacuum do its job.
***I have to confess to always picking up food magazines when I am in line at any store. Then at least one “jumps” into my cart right before paying. Please tell me I am not the only one this happens to:-)
***I have to confess that almost every single food picture on this blog has been taken in the bathroom…yes, you read that right, the Bathroom. Haha! Who wants to come over for a treat now???
***I have to confess that I made chocolate donuts “for the kids after school snack” but really I was craving a yummy chocolate donuts…so they were really for my thighs and butt:-)
***I have to confess that I ate some of these cookies as my lunch last week. Then I had an apple to try to balance out my nutrition. Probably not the best way to start out a new diet! LOL!
***I have to confess that my love of caramel and pretzel may be taking over all my baking lately. Stinking sweet and salty yumminess!!!! I promise this will be the last of it…for a while anyway:-)
Any little confessions you just need to get off your chest???
I promise not to judge you, as long as you don’t judge me
for eating cookies for lunch:-)
Caramel Pretzel Cookies Recipe
Yield:
36 cookies
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Peanut butter cookies filled with pretzel M&M's, caramel corn, and chocolate chips
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped caramel corn
- 1 cup pretzel M&M’s
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup caramel chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly beat butter, sugars, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter and eggs and mix again.
- Stir in the salt, baking soda, and flour until a soft dough forms.
- Gently stir in the caramel corn, pretzel M&M’s and baking chips by hand.
- Scoop 36 dough balls. Bake on a nonstick baking sheet for 10-12 minutes or until set.
- Let the cookies cool on the hot baking sheet a few minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in a tightly sealed container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 198Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 116mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Kim says
Can we omit the peanut butter or use something else in its place?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
If you take the peanut butter out of these it will affect how the cookies turn out. I would recommend making a cookie like this one (https://insidebrucrewlife.com/2013/02/butterscotch-pudding-cookies/) and then add the caramel corn, chocolate chips, and pretzel m&m’s as your mix ins.
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
Found them! They sound incredible. The PB added is a keeper with the other flavors going on!
Joan@Chocolateandmore says
I love your confessions! I try to suck everything up with the vacuum and I also used to take all my photos in the bathroom. best lighting in the house!
Jenn says
Hi: these look amazing!! Approximately how many cookies dies one batch make? Thanks!!
Jocelyn says
It’s been a while since I have made them, but I want to say around 3 dozen cookies or so.
Jenn says
Awesome!! Thank you!! I have to make 9 doz for a cookie swap and I love these!
Eftychia says
Delicious Cookies! Thanks for sharing.
4Sisters says
Isn’t that what vacuums are for? I know mine earns it’s keep 🙂 These look delicious. I’ll be featuring these tomorrow in my November wrap up of the Holiday Sweet Swap. Thanks for sharing!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Shelly @A Creative Space says
I think your secret ingredient is the pretzels!
Jenn "Rook No. 17" says
Jocelyn, the cookies sound great and I love that you shared your secret photography studio 😉
It’s funny the lengths we have to go to to get good lighting and a nice photo. Your photos always look fantastic!
In this week of Thanksgiving I especially want you to know how grateful I am to have you be a part of the creative spirit and camaraderie at Rook No. 17. Thank you for linking up to “A Little Birdie Told Me…”!
Yours,
Jenn
MaryBe says
I followed the trail of cookie crumbs over here from Southern Lovely – you are hysterical!
I pinned these, they look great!
Lindsay says
Oh my, that looks pretty amazing! I have never heard of that combination. Creative! Thanks for sharing this @ Show & Share. I am so happy to have you!
Pretend Chef says
These look so delicious.
Amy says
Those sound delicious! Would you share here?
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/shine-on-fridays-2-and-some-fabulous.html
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Raina says
I am in love with the sweet and salty combo of caramel and pretzels too. These cookies sound yummy:)
carissa at lowercase letters says
oh my word… your camera does really good work in your bathroom! LOL. this is hilarious. have i been missing out on a prime picture spot this whole time? …off to check out my bathroom’s lighting. 😉
The Miller Five says
Ha ha ha ha ha….I am right there with you on all of your confessions….except the bathroom one. I’m a crappy photographer as it is….taking one in the loo is probably not going to improve my skills! I’m guessing it had something to do with the lighting? LOL
Nat says
🙂 Ha! You made my day! 🙂
Nat
doodlecraft.blogspot
The Better Baker says
This is truly MY kind of cookie! (Even if the photos are taken in the bathroom!) You have a great sense of humor…and beautiful family too. So glad I saw this…pinning now. =)
Michele {The Scrap Shoppe} says
Oh my goodness, you crack me up, Jocelyn! (And I’ll never look at your scrumptious treats the same way again. lol!!) While I haven’t used the bathroom for photo taking, I have discovered that the laundry room has excellent late night picture taking qualities. 😉 These cookies look yummy!
Mandy says
These look so tasty! Thanks for being the first to link up today! Enjoy your day 🙂
Mrs. C says
I have to confess that ill vacuum over something 4 times just to avoid picking it up…i know, so lazy!
Joan@chocolateandmore says
I’ve also taken pictures in my bathroom, it’s got the best natural light in the house, lol
Aimee says
I’d like to know more about this picture taking in the bathroom. Do you get a lot of light in there???
Anyways, as for confessions, so far today I have eaten TWO cookies, 3 cups of coffee, and that’s it.