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Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies – brown butter takes cookies to a whole new level completely with chocolate and toffee bits!

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies is one of my favorite desserts. Having warm cookies fresh out of the oven is just a delicious experience. The only thing that may take that up a notch is using brown butter!

And what pairs well with brown butter? Toffee! It is seriously a match made in heaven, and if you are looking for a new cookie recipe to try, this needs to be it!

Why This Recipe Works

  • You can make brown butter in about 7 minutes, and it is super simple. All you need is a small pan and a stovetop. It is rich and nutty and gives anything just more depth of flavor.
  • Make the dough ahead and bake fresh cookies any night of the week!
  • You can make the brown butter ahead and just have it waiting in the fridge for you.

Love Brown Butter? These Brown Butter Pumpkin Pancakes are a breakfast dream come true.

brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies on a pan

What You’ll Need

  • Butter
  • Sugar
  • Brown Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Milk
  • Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Toffee Bits

The toffee bits pair really well with the brown butter to give these cookies such great flavor. You can cut back on the chocolate chips if you want more toffee flavor to come through and not quite as much chocolate.

brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies on a pan

How To Make Brown Butter Toffee Cookies

  1. The first step is to make the brown butter. In a skillet over medium heat melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, it will begin to foam. The foam will subside, and brown specks will form on the bottom of the pan. Once the butter starts to smell nutty, remove from heat and allow it to cool completely. (Be careful, the butter can go from browned to burnt very quickly.)
  2. Once the butter has cooled completely add it to a bowl of an electric mixer. Cream the sugar, brown sugar, and butter together.
  3. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until well blended and the egg is completely incorporated.
  4. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until well combined. Using a spatula fold in chocolate chips, and toffee chips.
  5. Scoop small balls of dough onto a cookie sheet and Bake for about 10 minutes, or until just golden along the edges. Be careful not to over bake.
  6. Remove from oven, and allow to cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Recipe Tips

  • Make sure to allow your butter to cool completely before using it. I like to make it the day ahead and have it in the fridge. Then I just remove it in the morning like traditional butter and let it soften. This ensures that you get thick cookies that doesn’t spread.
  • The recipe does not call for chilling the dough. But if you like to, you definitely can. Just shape the dough into balls, and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to 24 hours before baking.
  • Want to freeze the dough? Scoop balls of dough onto a baking sheet, place in the freezer for a couple of hours until completely frozen. Store in a freezer safe plastic bag for 3-4 months. Then you can have freshly baked cookies in minutes any night of the week!
  • Be careful not to overbake your cookies. Once the edges are golden and the tops of the cookies appear dry, you want to remove them from the oven. They will continue to cook after you remove them, so if they are already done when you take them out, they will be over done by the time you eat them.
close up cookies on a white plate

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Yield: 36

Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies on a pan

Brown Butter makes for a rich chocolate chip cookie with extra toffee bits

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 whole large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (10oz) package Heath Toffee Bits, (or 4 Heath Bars, chopped)

Instructions

  1. In a skillet over medium heat melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, it will begin to foam. The foam will subside, and brown specks will form on the bottom of the pan. Once the butter starts to smell nutty, remove from heat and allow it to cool completely. (Be careful, the butter can go from browned to burnt very quickly.)
  2. Preheat oven to 350º F.
  3. Once the butter has cooled completely add it to a bowl of an electric mixer. Cream the sugar, brown sugar, and butter together.
  4. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until well blended.
  5. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well combined.
  6. Using a spatula fold in chocolate chips, and toffee chips.
  7. Scoop small balls of dough onto a cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 10 minutes, or until just golden along the edges. Be careful not to over bake.
  9. Remove from oven, and allow to cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Yield

36

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 125Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 26mgSodium 155mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 0gSugar 8gProtein 2g

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Mia

Saturday 6th of April 2013

I just made these cookies and they're delicious! Like others it definitely had a caramel like taste to them that was mouthwatering. Thank you so much for the recipe!

Erin S

Sunday 7th of April 2013

So glad that you enjoyed them!

Jessica | Portuguese Girl Cooks

Thursday 6th of December 2012

Love, love, love, anything with brown butter! These look fabulous!

Averie @ Averie Cooks

Tuesday 4th of December 2012

I am all about some browned butter in my cookies - and with toffee too! fabulous!

Patty

Tuesday 4th of December 2012

Yum! They look amazing, your dad is so lucky ;-) I'm lucky too because I have everything in my pantry that I need to make these beauties;-)

Csilla

Tuesday 4th of December 2012

I just love love love brown butter in choc chip cookies! I've found that it really gives such a wonderful depth and caramell-y flavor to the cookies. I have a similar recipe but toffee sounds like the perfect addition to it so I must try your recipe!! :)

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