I know we post a lot of things that are fun to look at, but they’re not always super practical. I mean, I’m pretty sure most people don’t feel the same way about their ice cream makers that Sara and I do. Today, I wanted to post something simple like back-to-basics cookies, but with a little flair that makes them extra-delicious. I believe this recipe for toffee chocolate chip cookies was originally from a Hershey’s cookbook, but I tweaked a few things to make them extra-special. Their texture is perfect–a little crispy on the outside, chewy and soft in the middle. They remind me of how my chocolate chip cookies were in Utah, which is a good thing because try as I might, I just can’t get ’em right in Louisiana.
Not only are these cookies perfect for a weekend treat, staying soft for a couple of days (like they’ll last that long!), but they are amazing as the base for pizzookies. Excited? Ready? Yeah, I thought so… 🙂 And then try and only eat one.
Add in eggs and beat well. Slowly add in flour mixture and mix until combined. Add in chocolate and white chocolate chips and then mix the toffee bits until they’re just combined.
Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Yield: 36
Description
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with rich, buttery flavor, these toffee chocolate chip cookies will become a family favorite!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, lightly spooned into a measuring cup and leveled with a knife (high altitudes should add 2 additional tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 heaping teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter*
- 1/4 cup Smart Balance margarine (or similarly high-quality margarine)*
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup packed DARK brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup Heath bits
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Combine brown sugar, white sugar, butter, margarine, and vanilla in a large bowl until well-blended. Add in eggs and beat well. Slowly add in flour mixture and mix until combined. Add in chocolate and white chocolate chips and then mix the toffee bits until they’re just combined. Drop dough (I use a cookie scoop) onto the cookie sheets and bake 8-10 minutes (10 is perfect in my oven, but each one is different) until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, even if they don’t look like they’re done on top. Allow to cool on cookie sheets for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. The cooling rack is very important in this recipe because the toffee will make the cookies stick to the pan if you’re not careful. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Notes
- If desired, you can use all butter instead of the butter/margarine combination; all butter has a richer flavor, but a little bit of margarine gives these cookies an incredible texture and tends to make this dough easier to work with.
Questions & Reviews
I used the air bake cookie sheets. We are not high elevation, we are down low in the hot desert. But I wonder if that could be the problem, because it was pretty warm and the dough was pretty soft.
Kat–My guess is it's either a pan issue or an elevation issue. What kinds of pans are you using? Are you at a high elevation?
I want desperately to make this recipe work for me because they sound and look divine! But I've tried it 3 times and it hasn't worked. All 3 times they come out really thin and spread out. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
These look so good I love chocolate chip and toffee cookies, I think I'll have to feature these in my upcoming blog post.
I made these tonight when my in-laws were over and my father-in-law ate 12 of them, and my mother-in law, who usually refuses sweets, ate 4. The I can my FIL trying to take a couple more before he went out the door, so I gave him another six in a baggie to take home. They are indeed yummy, so thanks for another great recipe!
New reader…found your blog through my friend, eightcrazy and her parties blog. You are my new favorite food blog!!! Tried several things and they are all AMAZING. second time making these cookies. they are to die for! I add more white chocolate chips because I love that flavor in there. Thanks a bunch…my entertaining menu is filling up!
These are fabulous! I made them tonight and got rave reviews. For some reason I needed to add more flour. The white chocolate chips with the toffee is just perfect!
My friend Bobbi has been telling me to use part butter, part margarine in cookies and I have yet to try it…..but I sure will be soon when I make these. She said the combo of the 2 makes a great cookie and by the looks of these-that's sure true!
I can't wait to try these…….
Mmm… looks so good!
Cookies with toffee, pure bliss!
haha this post made me laugh, I too binge on baked goods and then wonder why the diet is failing! I am definitely bookmarking these they look like my childhood favorite cookies from a bakery close to home. Thanks for the great recipe!
-Whitney
haha this post made me laugh, I too binge on baked goods and then wonder why the diet is failing! I am definitely bookmarking these they look like my childhood favorite cookies from a bakery close to home. Thanks for the great recipe!
-Whitney
Amazing! I can't wait to make these beauties. And can I just say that I love this blog. It is one of my favorites.
In my line of business ( hearing) the majority of our patients are over 70. Most of them don't get "treats" anymore, so I like to bake cookies, breads, brownies, you name it, to bring to work to let them try it. I made these yesterday, Sunday, to bring to work today, Monday. We've only been open a few hours but already they are a big hit! I worried about the toffee sticking to their teeth but it hasn't been a problem. Thanks, I'm sure our patients thank you too!
In my line of business ( hearing) the majority of our patients are over 70. Most of them don't get "treats" anymore, so I like to bake cookies, breads, brownies, you name it, to bring to work to let them try it. I made these yesterday, Sunday, to bring to work today, Monday. We've only been open a few hours but already they are a big hit! I worried about the toffee sticking to their teeth but it hasn't been a problem. Thanks, I'm sure our patients thank you too!
I made these cookies this weekend while visiting my in-laws and lets just say that after they cooled … they were all gone within the hour. You can't just have one … seriously YUMMY!!
Not gonna lie, I had *really* low expectations for these cookies considering my previous experiences with toffee (see previous comment) combined with the fact that I was out of white chocolate (so I used chunks of almond bark) and out of eggs (so I used powdered!) And what do ya know- they turned out fantastic! A new fave- thanks kate!
Just made these are they are wonderful! It is so humid here that I had to add a little extra flour, but it didn't change the taste. Some will go with my daughter to college and with my to school tomorrow.
Thanks!
The look terrific!! I see margarine in the ingredients, I'm curious…does this help make them soft and chewy???
So you live in louisiana? I was born and rasied in Baton Rouge. My husband and I now live in Arizona but my family is all in La. Would love to know what part of La. you are in….just for fun!
Yum! Toffee and chocolate is a no-fail combo in my book. These sound great, thanks!
I just used half a bag of heath chips in some fudge & wondering what to do with the rest of the bag! I think I'll make these for my son's first day of school! Thanks!!
Mmm I love toffee in cookies! These sound (and look!) so good!
Will definitely be making these this weekend since I'm with my chocolate-chip-cookie-loving, no, worshiping, family. Sounds like a special version of my all-time fav choco chip recipe, Kate's. (Although Sara's a VERY close second–I made those last night, actually.)
So I don't usually have toffee bits or white chocolate chips on hand, but I just might have to pick some up at the store… oh, and some of that Smart Balance stuff. 🙂
These look great – thanks for a "back-to-basics" recipe. This non-ice-cream-maker-owner thanks you!
-Jennifer
This might just be the answer to my life-long toffee cookie problem. I have yet to make ANY cookie with toffee bits in it that didn't totally flatten out and turn crispy and melty. Know what I mean? Must be your darn margarine trick- I must put it to the test because those look wonderful!
My husbands going to love these.
If I added almonds this would be close to my favorite candy bar, is there room in these for some chopped nuts? I can't wait to try these, thanks Kate!
Leigh Ann–Most of the fat is from butter, but I use just a little bit of Smart Balance (that's the ONLY margarine I ever use) to help with the texture/softness. I've found when I use all butter, they're a little too crispity crunchity for my taste; I like them to be a little soft and chewy in the middle.
Three of my favorite things – chocolate, white chocolate and toffee. Guess what I'm making today – yum!!! Have you ever made them with butter. I have an aversion to margarine but know that sometimes you just have to use it??