Ingredients:
For the Pretzels:
1 ½ cups warm water
2 tbsp light brown sugar
2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
1 ½ tsp sea salt
4 ½ – 5 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
For the Cookie Dough:
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup salted butter (2 sticks), softened
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Mix warm water, sugar, yeast, and melted butter. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Add salt and flour to the yeast mixture, knead until smooth. Let dough rise for 1 hour.
While dough rises, prepare cookie dough by mixing butter, sugars, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda, and chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Divide pretzel dough into 8 pieces, roll each into a rectangle. Spread cookie dough down the center, roll into logs, and form pretzels.
Dunk each pretzel in water with baking soda, place on a baking sheet, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, serve warm with cold milk.
