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Home » Cookies » Toffee Shortbread Cookies

Toffee Shortbread Cookies

Published: Dec 11, 2013 · Modified: Oct 19, 2021 by Allison · 7 Comments

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Shortbread cookies on a white board.


 These cookies start with a standard shortbread cookie dough which has toffee bits mixed into it and scattered on top. The toffee adds the perfect crunchy, buttery compliment to the shortbread cookies.

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Shortbread cookies on a white board.
Shortbread cookies on a white board.

Toffee Shortbread Cookies

Buttery shortbread cookies filled with crunchy toffee bits.
4.50 from 2 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 57 minutes
Servings: 36 (approx 3 dozen cookies)
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cup toffee bits, I used Heath’s Bits O’Brickle
  • ¾ cup additional toffee bits for topping the cookies, optional
  • powdered sugar or flour, for rolling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Beat butter and sugar for several minutes, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and almond extracts.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt. Add flour to butter mixture, beating on low, until the dough comes together (it might be a little crumbly). Add ⅔ cup toffee bits and stir in by hand until evenly distributed.
  • Dump the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap and press the dough into a disk. Tightly cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to one hour.
  • Lightly sprinkle a flat surface with powdered sugar or flour and roll out the dough until ½ inch thick. Using the cookie cutter of your choice, cut the dough into desired shapes and place on a baking sheet, leaving a couple inches between the cookies for spreading.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are light brown. If you’d like to sprinkle additional toffee bits on top of the cookies, pull the baking sheets out a couple minutes shy of being done and sprinkle about a teaspoon of toffee bits on top of each cookie. Return to the oven for several more minutes. This will allow the toffee bits on top of the cookies to melt just slightly but still retain a crunchy texture.
  • Cool the cookies completely on the baking sheets.

Notes

Shortbread adapted from Ina Garten

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 13mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.6mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Amanda Coers

    December 11, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    Those look fabulous! 🙂 I’m so glad the Andes Mint Swirled Cake Mix Cookies made it to you in one piece.

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  2. bake.love.give.

    December 11, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    These look amazing! I definitely need to make a batch for my afternoon tea breaks.

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  3. Harvey Morris

    December 12, 2013 at 3:29 am

    Love that these little delights are packed with lots of butter! Yum.

    I made Soft-Baked Gingersnap Molasses Cookies, 3 Ways for my Cookie Swap recipe. First timer, but I can’t wait to do it again next year. Happy baking!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      December 12, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Everything is better with butter! 😉 I was a first timer too, it was so fun to participate.

      Reply
  4. nostephens

    December 12, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    Oh I got these cookies and they were so great. Thanks so much for an amazing cookie experience. I’ll be pinning and making these for the holidays. They were heavenly for real. My family loved them.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      December 12, 2013 at 11:36 pm

      Thank you. I am so glad that you enjoyed them! Happy Holidays! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Teri

    March 15, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    4 stars
    Shortbread cookies are my favorite.

    Reply

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