Monday, March 7, 2011
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Sweet, Salty, Chewy, and Crunchy Brownies

I seriously have no idea what to call these things. If I listed all the ingredients in them, they’d become something along the lines of “Pretzel, Peanut, Salted Caramel Brownies”. But I kind of like describing them by the contrasting aspects of those ingredients. Hence “Sweet, Salty, Chewy, Crunchy Brownies”. My friend M preferred to just call them “Super Brownies”. Whatever you decide to call them, they’re awesome.

I whipped these up for a little gathering of friends and we could barely put a dent in them! They’re very rich and indulgent, so even though I had cut the 8×8 pan of brownies into 16 pieces, a bunch of us still prefered to share one brownie. Definitely plan to have a cup of cold milk nearby when you enjoy these.

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Sweet, Salty, Chewy, and Crunchy Brownies

Yield: 16

Ingredients:

1 batch brownies (made from mix or scratch)
1 (11 ounce) bag Kraft Caramel Bits, or about 3/4 of a bag of Kraft Caramels, unwrapped
1/4 cup half & half
1/2 tsp sea salt
12 ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp shortening
1 cup mini pretzels, slightly broken
1 cup lightly salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Directions:

Line an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with foil all the way to the top and brush with oil. Make the brownies and cool completely.

Melt the caramels with the half and half in a large bowl in the microwave on high heat. Stir every thirty seconds until melted. Pour over cooled brownies. Sprinkle sea salt on top of caramel. Let cool until set.

Melt the chocolate and shortening in a large bowl in the microwave on high heat. Stir every thirty seconds until melted. Mix in the pretzels and peanuts. Spread over brownies. Cool and serve.

Recipe adapted from The Cooking Photographer

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12 Responses to “Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies”

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    Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) — July 26, 2013 at 8:10 am

    Those are some very lovely cookies! I want these for breakfast! They have blueberries right?

    • beantownbaker — July 26th, 2013 @ 9:44 am

      I could totally justify eating them for breakfast. They have oats too!

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    Cate @ Chez CateyLou — July 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    I love using fresh berries in cakes and breads – I don’t know why I have never tried them in a cookie! Yours look delicious, thanks for the inspiration!

    • beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 5:48 pm

      Any time! It’s rare to see fresh fruit in cookies.

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    Tammela — July 30, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    I never would have though of putting fresh blueberries into cookies…I gravitate toward scones/muffins/cake, but these just may have convinced me to try cookies!

    • beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 8:43 pm

      I know – you just never see them in cookies. Definitely give these a shot.

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    Nutmeg Nanny — July 30, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Oh goodness, these cookies look incredible 🙂 I love blueberries!

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    Laura — August 3, 2013 at 12:01 am

    LOVE the idea of fresh blueberries in a cookie like this. Have any tipes to keep from smashing the blueberries when adding them? 🙂 Pinning now!

    • beantownbaker — August 4th, 2013 @ 6:44 pm

      Thanks for pinning this 🙂 Just be careful when you stir the berries in. They shouldn’t smash unless you’re really heavy handed.

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    Helena — August 15, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Had to comment on these, I made some earlier in the week as I had some fresh blueberries to use up – they were so easy and quick to make and delicious. Definitely worth a go.

    • beantownbaker — August 16th, 2013 @ 8:19 am

      So glad you made them and enjoyed them. I love an easy cookie recipe!

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    Lynna — August 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    These cookies look fabulous! I can`t wait to get my hands on some blueberries and trying this out!

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