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Copycat Crumbl Strawberry Pretzel Pie Recipe

A sweet and salty treat inspired by the iconic Crumbl cookie! These Copycat Crumbl Strawberry Pretzel Pie Cookies feature a buttery pretzel cookie base, a creamy cream cheese middle, and a sweet strawberry glaze on top.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Assembling the Cookie Layers 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Cookie Base (remember, you can incorporate the pretzel butter mixture into a store bought cookie dough for a short cut method)
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • ½ cup white, brown, or coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
Pretzel Mixture to Mix Into Cookie Dough
  • ¾ cup crushed pretzels
  • 3 tbsp. melted butter
Strawberry Topping: Option 1 (in no particular order)
  • favorite store-bought or homemade strawberry jam
Strawberry Topping: Option 2 (My preferred method)
  • 1 bag or container of Strawberry glaze (found near the strawberries)
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
  • diced fresh strawberries (just add as many as you want)
Strawberry Topping: Option 3
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 1½ tbsp. sugar
  • 1½ tbsp. unflavored gelatin
Whipped Topping: Option 1 (in no particular order)
  • Cool Whip
Whipped Topping: Option 2
  • 1 tub store-bought whipped cream cheese icing
Whipped Topping: Option 3 (my preferred method)
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ⅓ of the 8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Equipment

  • cookie sheet
  • hand held or stand mixer
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons:

Method
 

Cookie Base
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
  2. Use a mixer to beat ½ cup softened butter, ¼ cup melted butter, ½ cup of sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla for 3 minutes.
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  3. Add in the room temperature egg and beat for 2 minutes.
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  4. In a separate bowl, mix together 2 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ tsp. cream of tartar, ½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. baking powder.
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  5. Add that gradually to the wet mixture on low speed on only mix until combined.
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  6. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter, crush ¾ cup worth of pretzels, and mix them together.
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  7. Add the butter & pretzel combination to the dough and incorporate.
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  8. Use a ⅓ cup cookie scoop to portion out the dough, roll it into a ball, flatten the dough and pinch or press it down so that the sides come up to look like a mini pie. It will be like a boat so that it can hold the cream cheese icing and strawberry topping.
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  9. Bake for 8 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Don't over-bake.
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  10. Let them cool for 5 minutes on the pan. They will continue to cook and set up during this time. Let the cookies cool completely.
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Strawberry Filling: Homemade
  1. Combine 1 cup of frozen strawberries, ⅓ cup water, and 1 ½ tbsp. sugar in a medium saucepan.
  2. Cook over medium heat until the strawberries start to soften. Mash them with a spoon or meat chopper.
  3. Pour in the 1½ tbsp. unflavored gelatin and turn up the heat to medium-high. Use a whisk to stir and get the lumps out the best you can.
  4. Bring this to a boil and continue to stir until the gelatin is dissolved.
  5. Boil for 1 additional minute and then remove from heat.
Strawberry Filling: Semi-Homemade & My Preferred Method
  1. Mix one container of strawberry glaze (found by the strawberries at the grocery) with 1/2 cup white granulated sugar. Mix until sugar dissolves.
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  2. Add in ½ cup to 1 cup of diced strawberries. Stir gently.
Strawberry Filling: Quickest Method
  1. Get out your jar of strawberry topping or jam.
Whipped Cream Cheese Topping: Homemade
  1. Use your mixer to beat ½ cup of heavy cream.for 5 minutes, or until stiff peaks form. Put into a separate bowl and set to the side.
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  2. Use you mixer to mix together 1/3 of the 8 oz. block of softened cream cheese, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Mix for 3 minutes.
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  3. Add in the mixed cream and mix for 1 minutes or until combined well. We don't want it to go completely flat by over mixing.
Whipped Cream Cheese Topping: Not Homemade
  1. Get out your container of store-bought icing.
Time for the Masterpiece
  1. If the cookies are cooled, spread a layer of the whipped cream cheese topping over each one. Don't go over the raised sides.
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  2. Spread the strawberry topping on top of that. Again, don't go over the raised sides. You don't even have to cover all of the whipped cream cheese frosting.
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  3. Top it with a pretzel or sprinkle crushed pretzels over the top and serve.
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  4. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.