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Loaded-Up Pretzel Cookies

Coconut, M&M’s and salty, crunchy pretzels make these loaded cookies unlike any you’ve ever tasted—or resisted. —Jackie Ruckwardt, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Loaded-Up Pretzel Cookies
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch
  • Makes
    2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups miniature pretzels, broken
  • 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1-1/2 cups milk chocolate M&M's

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Shape 1/4 cupfuls of dough into balls; place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Editor's Note: To make smaller cookies, shape rounded tablespoons of dough into balls. Bake as directed.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 295 calories, 13g fat (8g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 311mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
Originally published as Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies in Taste of Home April/May 2013

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  • jjmpac
    Jun 13, 2018

    I was expecting more do to the positive reviews. The cookies came out fine but there was not a lot of flavor. I bake a lot of cookies and these are not as good I usually make.

  • Tracy
    Dec 8, 2017

    Having a cookie exchange party tomorrow, so last night I halved the recipe and they came out great. No cookies ran, and they all looked and tasted great.Tonight I decided to make 1 & 1/2 times the recipe to make enough for every one to take home and sample. I Also decided to use 1/2 M & Ms and 1/2 chocolate chips. The first 4 trays came out good. The next 3 trays ran. I put the dough in the frig while waiting but they still ran. Not sure why. Still, in general I was pleased. Next time might just make it in small batches.

  • marreynolds
    May 23, 2017

    Great tasting cookie. Easy to make. I made them exactly as the recipe stated and brought them to work and they were gone in a second!! I highly recommend them to everyone.

  • Tammi
    May 20, 2017

    The key to the fluffy cookie is use 1/2 butter and 1/2 butter flavored shortening all butter makes a hard flat cookie

  • Grammy Debbie
    Feb 10, 2017

    Great cookies! Easy to make and delicious! I buy M&Ms on clearance after Easter and after Christmas and freeze them to use all year long in these cookies and in monster cookies. Everyone loves the combination of ingredients in these cookies. I usually just make them with my black handled cookie scoop from King Arthur Flour. Can't remember the size, but I'd say probably 3 Tablespoon size. I have made them in the 1/4 cup scoop size and they are great that way, too! But, I've had some complaints from customers that my cookies are too big and they just want half of one--can you imagine! LOL!

  • sstetzel
    Feb 6, 2017

    Hi Marissa,You could use rice cereal instead. That would make a nice addition.

  • Marissa
    Feb 5, 2017

    Could u use something besides coconut

  • No_Time_To_Cook
    Dec 21, 2016

    Great combination of flavors...a bit crispier than I like in a cookie though.

  • sparkplug9902
    Nov 3, 2016

    These are delicious. I don't like coconut, so I replaced it with 1 cup butterscotch chips and another 1/2 cup of pretzels. The sweet/salty combination is really good.

  • 18grands
    May 28, 2016

    This is a great recipe. I wasn't sure if the "2 c. pretzels, broken" meant 2 cups pretzels 'before' they were broken or 2 cups broken pretzels so made them both ways - both turned out well but the first way were a little flatter. I used a medium Pampered Chef cookie scoop and got 4 1/2 dz. delicious cookies.

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