Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies

2 sticks softened butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups a/p flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon (optional, but delightful)
1/2 tsp of salt
3 cups oats (traditional, not quick)
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup pretzel pieces

Preheat oven to 350, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon (if using). Set aside. Cream the butter and sugars together. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add the flour mixture and mix well. Add the oats, pretzels and chips and mix well. Dollop rounded tablespoons onto the sheet and cook 10-12 minutes. Cool for a minute on the sheet then transfer to a wire rack.

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So this is pretty much a repost, since it's just my chocolate oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, (man that post is old, it was my fourth way back in 2008!) minus the additional chocolate (if there is such a thing as additional chocolate) and with pretzel pieces in it. But, on the other hand it's a great, big, huge mountain of deliciousness so I just had to share.Plus my pictures are way better now. Heh.

Now, sweet and salty is kind of a controversial thing, some people love it (like me) some people think it's a crime against nature. I think those people are wrong, but hey, there's no accounting for taste. A lot of people think I'm nuts for not liking mushrooms, so what are you going to do? Me, I'm going to eat their share of the cookies. I mean, look at that. How can you not want it? Sweet, salty, chocolaty, crispy around the edges but chewy in the middle. Good times. Next time I make them I'm going to put more pretzels in, I think. You could taste them, but they weren't as strong a flavor as I wanted.

Heh, when I was measuring out the pretzels Noodles was spastic to find out what I was pouring into the bowl. She was pretty disappointed when it turned out to not be treats.