Chocolate Toffee Bars – crispy toffee flavored bars topped with chocolate and lots of bits of toffee. Just 6 ingredients, and so easy to make!
There are a few flavors that I am obsessed with during the holidays. Anything Peppermint; I put together 19 of my favorite peppermint recipes all in one place. Chocolate and peanut butter is a favorite all year round, but for the holidays we have Reese’s Fudge and Peanut Butter Chocolate Balls. And then Toffee is another. I have been making these Heath Toffee Bars for years.
And you can’t forget about Chocolate Saltine Toffee. That is a must, and so easy. So why not add more toffee recipes to my holiday baking, because I know we will love them!
These Chocolate Toffee Bars are so darn easy to make. You mix together 5 ingredients and then bake until crispy. This layer is kind of a cross between shortbread and toffee. So buttery and delicious. Then when it is hot out of the oven you sprinkle on the chocolate! What is toffee without chocolate, right?
Once the chocolate is soft and melty, you spread it evenly over the bars. Now, the topping. This is up to you. I added toffee bits to mine because I wanted lots of toffee crunch and flavor. But lots of people like pecans on their toffee, so you could sprinkle on pecans. You could do both! Or you could just do festive sprinkles. Whatever you like, go for it.
The hardest part is that you have to wait for the chocolate to set before you can slice them into bars. It is like hours of torture. You can put them in the fridge to harden if you want, just let them come back closer to room temperature to slice, or you will get cracks and not pretty bars.
I found this recipe for Toffee Bars from Glitter and Goulash while browsing Pinterest one day, and knew I had to make it immediately. I made very tiny changes from her recipe. Trust me, you want to add these chocolate toffee bars to your baking list this year. It is not too late!
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 (12 oz) bag milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup toffee bits
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat together butter, brown sugar, and egg yolk until light and fluffy. Add in flour and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Press into a greased half sheet pan or a 13x9 inch baking dish.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the bars.
- Let sit for 5-7 minutes (or return to the oven for 2-3 minutes) until the chocolate is shiny. Gently spread melted chocolate into an even layer.
- Sprinkle with toffee bits
- Let the chocolate set before slicing into bars
Recipe Video
You can add chopped pecans in place of toffee or use both! Recipe very slightly adapted from Glitter and Goulash
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Marie says
December 17, 2016 at 7:16 amCan’t find Reese fudge reseipe ? it was in facebook.
Thank you for helping
Marie M
Erin S says
December 18, 2016 at 8:12 amhttp://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/reeses-fudge/
Jennifer Farley says
November 30, 2017 at 8:59 amThis is one of my favorite holiday treats! I’ve been craving it lately. I love how easy it is.
Cookin Canuck says
November 30, 2017 at 9:23 amChocolate and toffee is always a popular combo around here! These would make fantastic neighbor gifts for the holidays.
Brandie says
November 30, 2017 at 10:10 amThis is one of my favorite recipes! Easy and SO GOOD!
Carolyn says
November 30, 2017 at 11:45 amMy favourite holiday treat!
Kristy says
November 30, 2017 at 1:29 pmChocolate and toffee is probably my favorite sweet combination! SO GOOD! Love these yummy bars!
Daniel Scott says
December 16, 2017 at 9:56 pmWhat am I doing wrong? The crust and the top separate and I’m following the directions.
Kerry says
December 20, 2017 at 3:58 pmI had the same issue as Scott; followed to a T. Bubbled the whole time and never got the crust consistency. Took out and was pretty much a hot separating liquid. Did the recipe twice- I give up 🙁
Erin S says
December 20, 2017 at 4:30 pmWhen mine came out it was bubbly and looked separated. But as it cooled it became a cookie texture. It needs to cool completely to set up and become the right texture.
Debbie says
December 22, 2017 at 2:26 pmI think I was expecting a toffee candy texture but it came out as a toffee cookie texture. Is that what it should be…more like a cookie than candy?
Erin S says
December 26, 2017 at 7:13 amYes, it is bar, not like toffee candy. So it will be more like a cookie
Demeter says
December 13, 2018 at 11:54 amThis is so perfect! Adding this to my cookie tray to give to my neighbors!
Sabrina says
December 13, 2018 at 4:02 pmI love that the topping is so easy to change up and try something new. Such a great treat!
Chrissie Baker says
December 14, 2018 at 1:34 amNice and Lovely recipe. I think i will make it easily. thanks for sharing this recipe
Abeer says
December 14, 2018 at 2:10 amThese are making me hungry! Looks so good!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
December 14, 2018 at 5:43 amSuch an amazing holiday treat!! YUMMY!!!
Allyson Zea says
December 14, 2018 at 8:44 amThese look perfect for my son’s school’s holiday bake sale! Thank you!
Jessica | The Novice Chef says
December 14, 2018 at 1:21 pmA great dessert idea for Christmas! This is exactly the kind of treat my family loves!
Max says
December 21, 2018 at 5:43 pmThis recipe should call for 2 cups of flour. 1 cup can’t hold all that butter.
Erin S says
December 22, 2018 at 7:33 pm1 cup of flour is correct, it should be a very buttery dough. You want it to have a toffee flavor. I have made this many times, and 1 cup of flour always works.
Leah says
February 15, 2019 at 8:26 amShould I use salted or unsalted butter I never bake
Erin S says
February 15, 2019 at 10:36 amEither will work, but unsalted is better if you have it. Enjoy!