Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with a Salty Pretzel Crust

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Chocolate chip cookies meets salty pretzels. My favorite cookie bar recipe to date!

by Laurie - Simply Scratch·published 2011-10-28

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FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH:
¾ cups Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperaturebutter
¾ cups Granulated Sugarsugar
¾ cups Dark Brown Sugardark-brown-sugar
2 whole Large Eggsegg
1-½ teaspoon Real Vanilla Extractvanilla-extract
2-¼ cups All-purpose Flourflour
1 teaspoon Baking Sodabaking-soda
¾ teaspoons Kosher Saltsalt
1 bag (11 Oz. Size) Milk Chocolate Chips (I Like Ghirardelli)milk
FOR THE CRUST:
3-½ cups Pretzel Sticks, Crushed Into Tiny Pieces
¾ cups Unsalted Butter, meltedbutter

Instructions (6 steps)

01Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Line a 9x13x2 baking pan with parchment paper (for easy removal).
02Beat butter and sugars at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and the vanilla, beating until just blended.
03Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk until airy and gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar/egg mixture, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides and add in the chocolate chips. Mix one last time for a second then set aside.

05Drop large spoonfuls of the cookie dough and scatter it over the pretzel crust. Carefully and evenly spread the batter over the warm pretzels. With your (clean) fingers, press the dough into the pretzels. Place the pan in your preheated oven and bake for 20-24 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking time. Remove when the bars are golden and a tester comes out clean.

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