Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

These may just be my new favorite cookies. They are a combination of sweet, salty, caramel goodness. Yum, yum, yum!

Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Dessert Now, Dinner Later

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup stick pretzels, broken into thirds
1/2 cup caramel bits
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

In a stand mixer, cream butter with sugars.  Add vanilla & egg.  Incorporate & scrape bowl. Combine salt, baking soda, & flour.  Gradually add to wet mixture. Mix until combined. Fold in broken pretzels, caramel bits, & chocolate chips with a spatula. Spoon onto a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 350*F for 11-12 minutes