This is one of those recipes that I have had in my family for a lot of years and I have made it many times. It is great for the summer, because it is a bar cookie and you can just bake it all at once in one pan, and you don’t have to heat up your house for very long! It also has very basic ingredients that you probably already have at your house.
Back in the day, I used to make this recipe with shortening, but if you think about it, Toffee is made with real butter, so I changed out butter for the shortening and oh my, what a difference it made! I asked my husband if he wanted one last night and he said, “No…I want two!” They are that good!
Toffee Bar Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla mix well. Mix in the flour and then spread in a greased 9 x13 pan. (I had to pat it out with wet fingers) Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, until done. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the surface. After 5 minutes spread the chocolate and sprinkle the nuts on. Quickly cut into bars. Let the chocolate set and then enjoy!
So go make a batch of good Toffee Bars today, your family will thank you later! :)
These look soooo good. I will definitely be making these. Your photograph is so professional!
Christina, You are just too nice, but thank you! These cookies are sooo good especially since I switched to the butter!
WOW. Those are…amazing! Pinned!
Thanks, I love the addition of the butter because they really do taste like Toffee! Thanks for your comment!
Yum – These look absolutely delicious.
Thanks, I think that the addition of the butter makes them soooo much better! Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it and your support!
These look dangerously good!
And yes – absolutely with butter :)
I agree!
I can just imagine how much better these are made with all butter!!! Yum!!! I love toffee and these sound awesome:-)
I have never tried making toffee, looks yummy!
Oooh it is so yummy, you need to try it sometime! :)
these look delicious!!
Thanks! I appreciate your taking the time to comment. I love hearing from my readers!