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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.
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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.
How To Make Brown Butter Toffee Cookies
- 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.)
- Once the butter has cooled completely add it to a bowl of an electric mixer. Cream the sugar, brown sugar, and butter together.
- Mix in the egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until well blended and the egg is completely incorporated.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until well combined. Using a spatula fold in chocolate chips, and toffee chips.
- 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.
- 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.
More Tasty Cookie Recipes
- Peanut Butter Cup Blossom Cookies
- Nutella Cookies
- Bakery Style Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Andes Mint Cake Mix Cookies
- Cosmic Brownie Cookies
- Cornflake Cookies
- Chewy Molasses Cookies
Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies
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
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 10 oz Heath Toffee Bits, (or 4 Heath Bars, chopped)
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, it will begin to sputter and foam. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes until it gets brown and smells nutty. Keep a close eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn. Remove from the heat and cool completely.1 cup unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Once the butter has cooled completely add it to a bowl of an electric mixer. Cream the sugar, brown sugar, and butter together.1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- Mix in the egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until well blended.1 whole large egg, 1 large egg yolk, 2 Tablespoons milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until well combined.2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
- Using a spatula fold in chocolate chips, and toffee chips.12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips, 10 oz Heath Toffee Bits
- Scoop small balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. I like to chill the dough for 30 minutes here to make sure the butter has firmed up enough, but this is optional.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until just golden along the edges and the tops appear completely set and dry. Be careful not to over bake.
- Remove from oven, and allow to cool for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These sound totally fabulous. Yum!
These look so good! I’m always on the hunt for a variation to classic chocolate chip. So glad to have found your blog!
Your cookies look amazing! You got me excited to make cookies this weekend!!
So happy to meet the brown butter bus driver. I’m right with you loving the nutty delicious flavor! It’s funny because when I was growing up, by mom would drizzle veggies with brown butter for special occasions. We LOVED them this way. I guess she was way ahead of herself!
Brown butter is truly the stuff of dreams! I just made some cookies using it the other day too 🙂
Yes, please on the toffee and chocolate chip cookies, I can never turn down a good looking and tasting cookie!
I love brown butter in cookies, I know these would be delish with the toffee bits!
What a sweet gesture for your dad. I don’t believe I have had the joy of trying anything with browned butter and know I am missing out. These sound so delicious.
Brown butter and toffee…sheer, unadulterated bliss! These cookies look fab!!!
These sound so good. We want to make some to give away.
Hope all is well.
xo,
E + J