Description
Delightful Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies featuring a perfect balance of rich brown sugar, buttery softness, melty chocolate chips, and crunchy toffee bits. These cookies are chilled before baking to enhance texture and baked to golden perfection, delivering a gooey and satisfying treat perfect for sharing or indulging any time.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Add-ins
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee pieces (plain or chocolate covered)
Instructions
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt. Mix thoroughly to ensure even distribution, then set aside for later use.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, add the softened butter and brown sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat them together until the mixture is light, fluffy, and pale in color, indicating proper creaming.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Crack the egg into the butter-sugar mixture, add the vanilla extract, and continue mixing with the electric mixer until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and continue mixing with the electric mixer until a cohesive cookie dough forms, with no dry flour remaining.
- Mix in Chocolate Chips and Toffee: Fold in the chocolate chips and toffee pieces until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough. Avoid overmixing to keep the texture tender.
- Chill Dough: Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. Chilling helps the dough firm up, which improves the cookie’s texture and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- Prepare Baking Sheet and Oven: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly spray it with cooking oil. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure even baking.
- Shape and Arrange Cookies: Scoop dough balls spaced about two inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet. Arrange about 6-8 cookies per sheet to allow for spreading.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown while the centers remain soft and gooey.
- Cool Cookies: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving. Enjoy the perfect balance of crunchy and chewy textures!
Notes
- For best results, use unsalted butter softened at room temperature to ensure optimal creaming with brown sugar.
- You can substitute toffee pieces with your favorite candy bits if desired, but toffee adds a distinctive crunch and flavor.
- Chilling the dough is critical to prevent the cookies from spreading too thin and to develop flavors.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
- Feel free to experiment by adding chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts for added texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
