There are certain flavors that I associate with the Christmas season; anything mint or peppermint, eggnog, and toffee, to name a few. Toffee is one of my favorite things. I have made it a few times before, and maybe someday I will take pictures and share it with you. But in the mean time, you will have to live with toffee baked goods, like these and Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Today I am joining some other bloggers in the 1st Annual Blogging Buddies Virtual Cookie Exchange. This is a fun group of ladies, and we are all doing a cookie exchange today. Since we can’t do it in person, we are sharing it virtually with you! Check out what everyone brought!
- Erin from The Law Student’s Wife made Ginger Molasses Maple Cream Sandwich Cookies
- Jess from Portuguese Girl Cooks made Turtle Thumprint Cookies
- Ashley from Baker By Nature made Granola and Graham Cracker Cookies with Chocolate Chips
- Joan from Chocolate Chocolate and More made Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
I made these bars years ago as part of a cookie exchange, but kind of forgot about them. A friend reminded me of them this year, so I got out the recipe and went to work. My 7 year old and husband loved these. Usually, my husband can stay away from desserts and has amazing will power, but not these. I brought these to a cookie exchange I did on Sunday night. Both my guys said that when I went around the table to pick out cookies at the exchange, I should just pick my own cookies each time.
Trust me, this will be perfect for your holiday tray. Santa might even leave you a few extra presents if you have these out for him 🙂 Plus they are super easy to throw together. Minimal ingredients, quick baking time, and dump candy on top. Can’t get much better than that.
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 1 cup brown sguar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup Heath Toffee Chips
- 3 Heath Toffee Bars , crushed
- 1/2 cup pecans , finely chopped (optional, I did not use)
- Preheat overn to 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter well. Blend in brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Slowly add in the flour, and mix until just combined. Fold in the 1 cup of Toffee Chips and pecans if using. Press dough into an ungreased 15x10 inch jelly-roll pan.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and immediately sprinkle with the crushed Heath Bars. Cool for 10 minutes - slice into bars. You can remove from pan to cool, or leave in the pan. But you want to cute while still warm, or they are very hard to cut through.
Adapted from Grandma's Favorite Cookies
Erin S
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Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
December 14, 2012 at 6:56 amI’m a sucker for anything toffee, and these bars look like they could be my happy downfall! I think Heath bars are an under-appreciated candy, and I love that you are letting them shine. Thanks again for being a part of the exchange!!
Kate | Food Babbles says
December 14, 2012 at 8:48 amWow! These bars look amazing! I’m a total Heath Bar addict. I need these in my life 🙂
The Café Sucré Farine says
December 14, 2012 at 11:08 amVery delicious looking Erin, Heath bars and Score bars have been my favorite candy bar for as long as I can remember. I love that they’re so simple to put together too! A major winner here! 🙂
Valerie says
December 14, 2012 at 12:12 pmI love toffee too! (I used to sneak handfuls into my room when I had braces!) 😀 These bars look irresistible…I think I’d eat the entire pan!
Ashley - Baker by Nature says
December 14, 2012 at 8:50 pmToffee has been a favorite of mine for years! These look fabulous, Erin!
Jessica | Portuguese Girl Cooks says
December 14, 2012 at 9:10 pmErin, these bars look fabulous! Toffee desserts are one of my favourites! Glad that you were part of the swap with us!
Fork and Whisk says
December 14, 2012 at 9:57 pmLooks tasty, I am a big toffee fan. Thanks for the post and have a great Christmas.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
December 14, 2012 at 10:50 pmI love heath bars so these are my kind of bar!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
December 14, 2012 at 11:56 pmI love toffee too! And Heath bars so these are totally calling my name!
Patty says
December 15, 2012 at 9:09 amLove all your ingredients in these decadent bar cookies!!!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
December 15, 2012 at 10:01 amHeath bars are one of my favorites and I would totally eat way too many of these!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
December 15, 2012 at 3:39 pmThese sound totally lovely!
Magic of Spice says
December 16, 2012 at 2:53 pmWhat a great idea…they look delicious!
Suzanne says
December 17, 2012 at 12:19 amLove me some Heath bars so I think these are fabulous bars here.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
December 18, 2012 at 1:29 amOh man – it’s about 12:30AM here and I wish I had this as my midnight snack!
Jill Roberts says
July 31, 2017 at 8:19 amThis homemade heath toffee bars recipe is incredible! I will definitely cook it for my husband! Thx for sharing, Erin!
Jill Roberts @ WellnessGeeky says
January 12, 2018 at 4:09 amThis is absolutely magnificent, scrumptious, delicious, super yummy heath toffee bars. It is very decadent, and the people in my office are happy today! Thx for sharing Erin!
Bella Hardy says
May 30, 2018 at 3:01 amOMG. These heath toffee bars are nice and cute. Will prepare these for birthday next week. I can’t wait to try these out! They sound delicious too!
Julia Stearns @ Healthirony says
February 28, 2019 at 2:37 pmThese heath toffee bars looks so zesty and tasty! Absolutely love your creative idea! Thanks for sharing!