the basics
the recipe
Peanut Butter-Toffee Cookies
Makes 23 cookies
Total Time: 30 min
{my ongoing love affair with Jif is a little nutty… & quite sticky at times}
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 tsp baking soda
20 little baby Heath bars, coarsely chopped {1 cup}
Beat the first 4 ingredients with an electric stand mixer until well blended; add chopped candy bars and mix just until combined. Portion level tablespoons of dough onto lightly greased foil-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 9 minutes or until just set. Cool completely… the toffee needs time to set back up so that it’s crunchy & not chewy before you enjoy them.
good to know
- if you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside of my head when developing a recipe, be my guest, to the right. I wanted to cut down to the lowest number of ingredients as possible w/o compromising the flavor or quality. I know ingredient count is a big thing for you… honestly, I do
- stop the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl
- 10 minutes in the oven would have made the cookie bottoms too dark
- the dough portions were relatively flat (not rounded) before baking
- completely delicious the next day…I’m not a fan of day old cookies but these held up well, still moist & chewy w/ a brittle-y toffee crunch
make it yours
- you can create so many different flavors with this dough. Omit the toffee & add 1 cup of chopped pretzels, toasted pecans, roasted peanuts, bittersweet chocolate, or white chocolate. Go bonkers & add several flavors, adding up to 1 cup total to the dough
- you can omit the additions entirely if you would like to
- if you like crunchy peanut butter, well then by all means go for it
who makes it possible
Being thoughtful is easy when home baked treats & pretty packaging collide. World Market has fresh & fun options available…like right now. I found these mini loaf pans recently & thought they would make wonderful gift containers. You get six pieces per package & I recon if you were to bake your favorite quick bread in them, one that makes an 8 x 4-inch loaf, you could fill 2 to 3 pans easily. Just adjust your bake time
I looked for the larger bars at the check out but couldn’t locate them…you can find the little baby ones that I used in this recipe on the candy aisle
I used to like another brand but they changed the formula. Jif is good b/c it’s not oily & super smooth the moment you open the jar. I went on pb hiatus from about 12 to 24 {years}. I don’t know why but when I rediscovered it, I fell in love again …real good
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Be sweet.
So this would be a flour-less cookie – I am intrigued! Does the bag of heath sold with the chocolate chips count? I have one of those but not sure it would count as 20 bars-Paula Deen!
You’re cracking me up… yes, it’s flourless & no don’t use those. You really want to chunks of candy & if it’s the product I’m thinking of, that’s only brickle w/o chocolate… & they’re so tiny. I’m making them again for company & to send w/ Marrow tomorrow. I stopped by the store on the way home from the gym…talk about a vicious cycle. Let me know what you think!
I made these over the weekend and they were GREAT! Easy too.
Hi Carmen, great to see you & so glad you liked them. They’re a new favorite of ours. Check back soon as I’ll have more super easy cookie recipes that are perfect for shower & wedding season.