I have picked up a new hobby for when I’m bored. Instead of stalking people on facebook, as lame as it may be, I like to cruise through the internet, searching different baking blogs. The other day I came across Joy the Baker’s blog and her recipe for pretzel bars. They looked good, and it made sense that they would be a good mix of flavors since the sweetness of chocolate and the saltiness of pretzels is always a good combination. So, I decided to try then, and it turns out it was good just like I expected.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
Base-2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ sticks softened butter
1 cup light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1½ cups coarsely chopped
pretzels
Drizzle-
¼ cup chocolate chips
¼ cup peanut butter
¼ cup chopped pretzels
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. In a larger bowl, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, and finally beat in the eggs and the vanilla extract. Gradually add in the dry mixture until just mixed. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped pretzels. |
| Place the bag in the microwave for about 30 seconds & then snip the corner. |
Spread the batter evenly in the pan and press it down evenly with a spatula. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool completely.
In two sandwich baggies, melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter. Cut off a small corner on each bag and drizzle the chocolate and peanut butter over the top of the bars. Sprinkle the extra pretzels on top. Let the drizzle set and then cut the squares.
