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Monday, March 19, 2012

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie with Pretzel Crust


What a weekend!  I will never understand the need of people to dress up head to toe in green and then some more.  Did you enjoy your St. Patrick's Day?


It has been a while since I posted a cookie, and this is not exactly a cookie but it is quite good.  My favorite cookie is the Compost cookie from Milk.  It takes sweet and salty together in one cookie by adding potato chips or pretzels to the mix of other sweet add-ins.


This little treat has a pretzel crust that is then filled with cookie dough.  I stuck to the basic chocolate chip recipe but can you imagine the other possibilities... M&Ms, coconut? Yes, definitely coconut next time.


I used a pan that was a bit too small so I had a bit of extra dough that quickly turned into some cookies (just in case we didn't have time to cut a slice).


Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie with Pretzel Crust
by Cookies and Cups
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes


Ingredients (serves 16)
  • 2 cups crushed pretzels (about 4 cups small twists)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup butter, room temp
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 1/4 flour
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°Combine crushed pretzels, 1/2 cup melted butter and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Press mixture firmly into the bottom and up sides of a 10" pie or tart pan.Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
While crust is baking make the blondie filling.Cream butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar and 3/4 cup brown sugar with your mixer.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined and smooth.On low speed add in your baking soda, salt and flour until incorporated evenly.
Still on low, add in your chocolate chips and Reese's Minis until evenly distributed.Press mixture on top of baked crust.
Place pie back in oven for 30-35 minutes until just set.Let cool on wire rack before serving.
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15 comments:

  1. Wow! That looks decadent and yummy!

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  2. This sounds amazing. The combo of sweet and salty is my favorite. I'll take chocolate covered pretzels over any other treat!

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    1. My husband and I hide chocolate covered pretzels from each other. They are so good!

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  3. Mmm, I have heard of these cookie pies, but never had one. This looks amazing, and the pretzel crust must be such an interesting contrast!

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  4. this looks incredibly decadent E! PB and chocolate is an undeniably delicious combination.

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  5. WHAT. No you didn't! Okay...peanut butter chocolate chip cookie PIE and it has a pretzel crust?? I need this.

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  6. Very creative idea, getting the salty in there by way of forming a cookie pie shell! I am sure I would enjoy these just as you have made them-yum! I love salty sweet combos, especially ones with chocolate. Delicious post!

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  7. Om nom nom!!! That is a crazy awesome idea. Obviously. It looks delish.

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  8. Could use this for National Pi or National Pie Days both. Looks very delicious.

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  9. I adore everything about this. Seriously. Adore.

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  10. You're right - the possibilities are endless with this cookie pie! Sounds so good =)

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  11. I love the salty sweet desserts and what a delicious combination this is! The pretzel crust sounds out of this world with a cookie pie! Mmm!!
    -Lacy @ NYCityEats.com

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