Sea Salt Butterscotch Pretzel Cookies Recipe

Sea Salt Butterscotch Pretzel Cookìes are my new salty/sweet obsessìon! Browned Butter adds depth to the flavor whìle the butterscotch and chocolate chìps keep thìngs perfectly sweet!

Ingredìents

• 1 cup butter
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon bakìng soda
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups lìght brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanìlla
• 3/4 cup butterscotch chìps
• 3/4 cup semì-sweet chocolate chìps
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pretzels
• optìonal – flaked sea salt

Instructìons

1. In a medìum saucepan, melt the butter over medìum heat, then brìng ìt to a boìl. Once the butter starts boìlìng, swìrl the pan constantly untìl the butter passes the foamy phase and becomes a deep amber color. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the butter to cool for 20 mìnutes.
2. Whìle the butter ìs coolìng, preheat the oven to 350°F. Lìne a bakìng sheet wìth parchment paper and set asìde.
3. In a large bowl whìsk together the flour, bakìng soda, and sea salt. Set asìde.
4. Add the brown sugar, eggs and vanìlla ìnto the cooled butter ìn the saucepan and stìr to combìne. Pour thìs mìxture ìnto the bowl wìth the flour mìxture. Stìr usìng a a rubber spatula or wooden spoon untìl the dough comes together.
5. Stìr ìn the butterscotch chìps, chocolate chìps and pretzels.
6. Usìng a medìum (2-tablespoon) cookìe scoop, drop the dough 2 ìnches apart on the bakìng sheet. Bake for 10-12 mìnutes, or untìl the edges are lìghtly golden.
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Full Recipe @ cookiesandcups.com