Toffee Squares Recipe
You'll be the hit of the Christmas cookie exchange with these. No one will ever know how easy they are to make. These taste more like a chocolate chip cookie than toffee but they sure are good.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teasp vanilla extract
- 1/4 teasp almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cup (8 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped fairly small
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 10 x 13 inch pan with foil
- In a medium bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extracts until light and fluffy.
- Add flour beating until well blended.
- Spread mixture evenly on foil-lined pan.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- When you remove from oven sprinkle chocolate pieces evenly over hot cookie surface. Bake 2-3 minutes, remove from oven and let stand 1 minute. ** With a knife, spread chocolate evenly over top.
- Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
- While warm, cut into squares. Do not try to remove from pan until completely cooled.
- ** Chocolate chips don't appear melted and hold their shape when hot. They will spread easily when you touch them with a knife.
- May be stored in freezer but make sure they are completely cooled first.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 18g | |
| Recipe makes 54 servings | |
| Calories 92 | |
| Calories from Fat 48 | 52% |
| Total Fat 5.42g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat 3.03g | 12% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium 32mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 10.17g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugars 6.16g | 4% |
| Protein 1.09g | 2% |
