These might be the easiest bars to make and they are perfect for the holidays!

If you love a salty-sweet combination for dessert I promise these bars will not disappoint.

There are two kinds of chocolate for sweetness and the pretzels give the bars a nice crunch plus a little hint of salt.

What you need to make these Chewy Chocolate Pretzel Bars

Graham cracker crumbs: The base of these bars.

Unsalted butter: Brings the graham cracker base together.

White chocolate & semi-sweet chocolate chips: The sweetness these bars need.

Pretzels: The saltiness to the sweet-salty combination of these bars.

Condensed milk: Brings the entire bar together.

Vanilla extract: Mixed with the condensed milk to cut the sweetness just slightly.

You can make these Chocolate Pretzel Bars to share at a holiday party or even gift them for family and friends. And trust me, everyone will thank you.

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Chewy Chocolate Pretzel Bars

These Chewy Chocolate Pretzel Bars are a sweet & salty dessert that's perfect for the holiday season. An easy & delicious holiday treat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword holiday cookies, holiday square

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 16 squares

Author Jess

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pretzels
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 300ml can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9x9 square pan with parchment paper (or give it a quick spray with non-stick spray).
• In a small bowl, measure out the graham cracker crumbs. Then, melt the butter and add the melted butter to the crumbs and mix until fully combined.
• Press the graham crumbs firmly into the bottom of your square pan. This will be a fairly thin layer.

  Cook's Note: I like to put a small plastic sandwich bag or plastic wrap on my hand to use to press down on the graham crumb crust in the pan.
• Sprinkle the pretzel pieces and both chocolate chips over the graham cracker layer.
• Mix the vanilla extract into the condensed milk. Then, pour the condensed milk over the chocolate & pretzels, trying to keep away from the edges of the pan.
• Bake at 350F for 22-25 minutes, until the the top is bubbling and golden. Let cool and then cut into bars the size of your choosing.

Thinking of making a few holiday treats to gift to family and friends?! Check out How to Make a Christmas Cookie Box for my best tips – you could include these chewy chocolate pretzel bars too!

Enjoy all of the sweet and salty deliciousness (and maybe share a few too!)

More holiday treats to make from the blog

Nanaimo Bars

Lemon Squares

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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I absolutely LOVE to bake during the holiday season. I really enjoy all of the flavours used in holiday desserts, from sweet and salty combinations to tart and bright.

My holiday baking list definitely includes something for everyone’s taste!

I can remember going to my Oma & Opa’s house on Christmas Eve when I was a kid; there would always be a large tray of assorted holiday cookies and squares out. Same for Christmas Day!

I love the assortment of flavours and could always find something (or many) delicious bites to eat.

So, I’m sharing my Holiday Baking List for 2018 full of all of my favourite baking recipes that I love to enjoy and gift to my family and friends.

Nanaimo Bars – A classic in our family, this is my Mom’s recipe and most requested recipe each year

Lemon Squares – I have always loved this tart and sweet treat, perfect to breakup all the chocolate!

Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing – I remember decorating these cookies as a kid and just covering them with sprinkles! So I do the same these days 🙂

Chocolate Pretzel Bars – This is a recipe I created a few years ago that definitely gives the sweet and salty vibes I love

Snickerdoodles – My favourite recipe is Ambitious Kitchen’s Grain Free Snickerdoodles; they are the softest and chewiest recipe I’ve found. It’s hard not to eat a couple at once!

Freezer Fudge – I love an easy freezer fudge, especially Minimalist Baker’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge which I like to top with coconut & cinnamon too

Mixed Nuts – These are always perfect for sharing, I especially love these Coconut Cashews and these Cinnamon Toasted Almonds

Party Chocolate Bark – Part of my Sparkling New Year’s Eve Party Menu, this bark is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser

I’d love to hear what you are baking this holiday season; let me know in the comments below!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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