Baking chips - I use a combination of butterscotch chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips for the topping. Feel free to use your favorite baking chips, like peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, or milk chocolate chips. REHEATING: To enjoy the bars warm, gently reheat in the microwave or oven until just heated through. Why We Love This Recipe

Mini pretzel twists– Crush the pretzels up into bits and pieces using your hands and add them to the dough for added crunch and flavor in every bite. Don’t forget to top each cookie with a larger pretzel piece before baking. Switch to a spatula and fold in 8 ounces of the thawed Cool Whip until no streaks remain, then spread this evenly over the crust. MAKE AHEAD: You can prepare the peanut butter bars a day ahead and keep them refrigerated. The flavors will meld, enhancing the taste. Since I’ve been really into making layered desserts lately, I decided to make a mash-up of a layered pudding dessert and peanut butter pie.Using a large 2 ounce cookie scoop, scoop rounds of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Chill dough for two hours or overnight.

Few Ingredients –You only need 6 simple ingredients to make these treats. And you can find everything in any supermarket.

When measuring powdered sugar, follow the same method as you would use for flour. Learn how to measure flour correctly and apply those tips here! This is my first time making pretzels so I don’t know enough, but I cut the boiling water & baking soda in half, and after boiling 44 pretzel bites, I still had *plenty* of the solution left. I think you could halve the water & baking soda (or at least cut it down some) and still boil all 88 bites just fine.

Is there a typo in the recipe? It says to make 8 ropes of dough, about 22 inches each. Then to cut them into 1-inch bites. That would make 176 bites, and incredibly thin ones at that. I rolled the ropes into 11 inches each and it seemed right. 🙂 I like to top this dessert with halved Reese’s mini peanut butter cups, melted peanut butter, and some more chopped pretzels. Serve: These Pretzel Peanut Butter Bars can be quite rich, so consider cutting them into smaller squares for serving.Then, carefully, seal the dough along the top, creating a long seam that fully encloses the peanut butter. Just fyi too- for those trying to find some lighter treats here in the New Year, I calculated these Peanut Butter Pretzels to have about 110 calories and 2 grams of protein per serving (4 pretzels.) I mean, it’s not like they replace your green salad, but still…YUM. Peanut Butter Pretzels First and foremost, the quality of the ingredients is key. Look for pretzels made with premium ingredients and peanut butter that is all-natural and free of preservatives or additives. Additionally, consider the ratio of peanut butter to pretzel – too much peanut butter can overwhelm the salty flavor of the pretzel, while too little can leave you wanting more.