Peanut Butter No Bake Pretzel Cookies

These Pretzel No Bake Cookies are a sweet and salty pretzel treat that comes together quickly in just 20 minutes using only 4 ingredients!

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pretzel haystack cookies

Prep Time: 15

Chill Time: 15

Total Time: 30

Servings: cookies

Calories: 84kcal

Line two large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Add the butterscotch chips and peanut butter to a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir then microwave at 15-second intervals, stirring in between each one, until smooth.
11 ounces butterscotch chips, ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Stir in the vanilla extract until combined.
½ teaspoon 100% pure vanilla extract
Add the pretzels and stir until they are fully coated.
5 cups itty bitty mini pretzels
Use a cookie scoop or spoon to portion out 1-2 tablespoon-sized mounds of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets. The cookies can be close together but make sure they are not touching.
As soon as you place one cookie down, sprinkle with the flake sea salt and repeat.
Maldon flake sea salt for garnish optional
Place the sheet tray into the fridge until set, about 10-15 minutes.

These cookies are crunchy, sweet, and salty. I love that you can mix up the chip flavors and make different versions of these cookies.
The flake sea salt adds an extra kick of salt, but it’s not overwhelming. The butterscotch chips and peanut butter are plenty sweet to offset the saltiness from the pretzels and additional salt.
You can also use any salt you prefer to sprinkle on the tops.
While they set up nicely, these cookies, like most cookies of this style, can be a little delicate, so I do not recommend stacking a bunch in a container. Instead, layer them with parchment paper while storing them.
The itty bitty mini pretzels make these cookies extra cute. However, they can be made with any pretzels. I do suggest crushing them up a bit if they are any bigger, so it makes the cookies easier to eat.