Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pretzels

These chocolate chip cookies have a secret ingredient that makes them really tasty: crushed pretzels. The flavor is salty, which combines beautifully with the sweet chocolate chips and buttery dough.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup graulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 cups dark chocolate chips (such as Nestle Dark or Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Chips)
1/2 cup crushed pretzel sticks
Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat mat (Compare Prices).

With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until fluffy.

Beat in egg and vanilla.

Sift flour and baking soda together. Beat into batter on low speed.

Stir in chocolate chips and crushed pretzels.

Drop by rounded tablespoonsful onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 11-14 minutes until golden on the bottom and just set in the middle.