Homestyle: Marlen's Chubby Hubby Cookies

December 13, 2006

Makes: about 4 dozen
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 ounce package peanut butter chips
1 cup salted peanuts
2 cups crushed pretzels (see note)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Blend into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate and peanut butter chips, peanuts and pretzels.

Drop by heaping tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-13 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned and centers are still soft. Do not overbake. Cool one minute on baking sheet. Cool completely on wire racks. Store tightly in covered container.

From Nancy Nahas, White Lake and adapted from http//ths.gardenweb.com

Cook's note: The pretzels should be about the size of the chocolate chips, not pulverized. You want to taste bits of pretzel as you munch. This is a crunchy cookie. I use a food processor and just pulse until the desired size is achieved.

From Nancy Nahas, White Lake