Cookie dough pretzel bites feature an edible cookie dough studded with mini chocolate chips, sandwiched between two pretzels, and dunked in more chocolate for good measure!
Why you’ll love these no bake cookie dough pretzel bites:
These are the ultimate no bake treat for when you want cookies but just can’t be bothered to turn your oven on! They’re incredibly easy to make, in fact I think the hardest part is just waiting for the chocolate to set!
Perfect for when those sweet and salty cravings strike! But I’m warning you, it’ll be hard to just eat one! 😉
Ingredients you’ll need:
- Butter- softened
- Brown sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour- heat treated
- Mini chocolate chips
- Pretzels
- Chocolate chunks or chips (for melting)
- Vegetable oil
You may be under the impression that eating cookie dough is frowned upon, but not anymore! This edible cookie dough substitutes raw egg for milk and the flour gets heat treated so there’s no chance of foodborne illness from ingesting raw ingredients.
To heat-treat the flour, you have two options: baking or microwaving. To bake, simply spread the flour onto a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 5-7 minutes. To microwave, add the flour to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 60-90 seconds. Just let the flour cool completely before adding it to the cookie dough and you’re set!
How to make the best cookie dough pretzel bites:
- In a microwave safe bowl, microwave your flour for 60-90 seconds, stirring halfway through. Set aside to cool completely.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and brown sugar. Once smooth, mix in the milk and vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle in the heat-treated flour and mix to form a dough. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Place the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes to make it less sticky, then working one by one, roll the dough into ½ inch balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Working one by one, sandwich each cookie dough ball in-between 2 pretzels and place back on the prepared baking sheet.
- Combine your semi-sweet chocolate and vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.
- Dip each cookie dough stuffed pretzel halfway into the melted chocolate, then return to the prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer to the fridge (or freezer) to let the chocolate harden before serving.
Sweet, salty and the perfect bite sized treat! I love making a batch of these for parties because who doesn’t love cookie dough?! They’re also the best for making a batch to snack on throughout the week when you just need a little bite of something sweet!
I have a love that runs deep for mini-chocolate chips. They add the perfect amount of chocolate to each cookie dough bite, but feel free to switch them out for sprinkles, chopped nuts, or leave them out completely to make sugar cookie dough bites!
My top tips:
- Heat treating the raw flour in this recipe is an important step to ensuring this cookie dough is completely safe to eat. You’ll add the flour to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 60-90 seconds to get rid of any unwanted bacteria, then you’re good to go!
- I like to place the cookie dough in the freezer for a few minutes before I start rolling it into balls to make it a little easier to handle. The dough us quite soft and can become sticky if you have warm hands. 10-15 minutes in the freezer is all it should need to make rolling go smoothly!
- You can use any pretzels you like for this recipe. I’ve used Rold Gold waffle pretzels here, but you can use pretzel snaps or traditional mini twist pretzels too!
- I recommend adding a little vegetable oil to your chocolate before melting it to prevent the chocolate from being too thick and clumpy for dipping. I like having a thinner chocolate consistency for dipping so that any excess chocolate easily runs off the pretzels.
- It’s important to let the chocolate dipped pretzels set on a sheet of parchment paper or a silicone mat to prevent sticking. This ensures the chilled chocolate will easily release from the baking sheet.
- You can chill these cookie dough filled pretzels in the fridge or freezer to set the chocolate. The freezer is a good option if you’re impatient (like me) and want to enjoy these ASAP!
Looking for more no bake treats? Try these out!
- Deviled Strawberries
- Cookie Dough Bark
- Key Lime Crack
- Sugar Cookie Dough Bark
- Caramel Apple Grapes
- Ritz Bits And Oreo Puppy Chow
- Peanut Butter Funky Fritos
Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup softened butter 1 stick
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour heat treated
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
For dipping:
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks melted
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, microwave your flour for 60-90 seconds, stirring halfway through. Set aside to cool completely.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and brown sugar. Once smooth, mix in the milk and vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle in the heat-treated flour and mix to form a dough. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Place the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes to make it less sticky, then working one by one, roll the dough into ½ inch balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Working one by one, sandwich each cookie dough ball inbetween 2 pretzels and place back on the prepared baking sheet.
- Combine your semi-sweet chocolate and vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.
- Dip each cookie dough stuffed pretzel halfway into the melted chocolate, then return to the prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer to the fridge (or freezer) to let the chocolate harden before serving.
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Does this recipe need to be stored in the fridge? I鈥檇 like to make it as part of our yearly holiday cookie drop to all the fire stations but it needs to be shelf stable recipes only. Thank you!
Hi Jamie, unfortunately these are best stored in the fridge. They’ll last about 5 days in an airtight container!
Was a fan favorite at the event I went to and so easy to make!!! Definitely gonna make them again
Hi Madison! So glad they were a hit! They’re one of my faves too! 馃檪
I made these for my Christmas cookie boxes & add a little bit of sprinkles to the chocolate and everyone loved it! These are addicting and so easy to make. Loved this recipe!