Description
Festive holiday magic shines through this christmas toffee delight cookies recipe, blending rich buttery notes with sweet caramel undertones. Bakers can savor deeply satisfying moments while crafting these delectable treats that invite warmth and celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 6 oz (170 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 20 saltine crackers
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
- Sea salt for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Toffee Foundation: Line a baking sheet with saltine crackers, then drench with a luxurious butter mixture. Bake at 350°F (175°C) until golden and effervescent, roughly 8-10 minutes.
- Chocolate Embellishment: Distribute chocolate chips across the hot toffee, allowing them to melt seamlessly. Dust with flaky sea salt for a sophisticated flavor contrast. Rapidly chill in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to solidify.
- Brown Butter Development: Transform unsalted butter in a light saucepan, heating until it reaches a deep amber hue with a pronounced nutty essence. Cool to room temperature while preserving its caramelized character.
- Dough Composition: Whisk flour and baking soda together. In a separate bowl, cream cooled brown butter with granulated and brown sugars, incorporating eggs and vanilla until smooth. Gradually integrate dry ingredients to form a velvety dough.
- Toffee Integration: Fracture the frozen toffee into irregular fragments. Fold 75% of pieces into the chilled dough, reserving remaining pieces for garnishing. Refrigerate dough for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Baking Technique: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Portion dough into uniform spheres on a prepared baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden yet centers remain tender.
- Final Presentation: Immediately after removing from oven, adorn cookies with reserved toffee fragments, gently pressing them into the warm surface. Transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling and optimal texture refinement.
Notes
- Chill for Success: Freezing the dough intensifies flavors and prevents excessive spreading during baking, creating perfectly structured cookies.
- Brown Butter Magic: Slowly heating butter develops a complex, nutty flavor that elevates the entire cookie’s taste profile and adds depth.
- Toffee Technique: Breaking toffee into irregular pieces ensures varied texture and creates delightful pockets of caramel-like crunch throughout the cookie.
- Salt Balance: Sprinkling flaky sea salt on the toffee base and finished cookies provides a critical flavor contrast that cuts through the sweetness and enhances overall taste complexity.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg