Can you believe how fast this month is flying?
Time to slap on those baking mitts and get down & dirty in the kitchen.
Sharing a little love from the oven is a great way to spread cheer for the holidays and we're totally on it.
Your friends, family and neighbors are gonna love these Salted Toffee Bars. Nom.
Prepare to make a double or triple batch, they are that good!
Layers of chocolate and caramel over toffee infused sugar cookie makes for a ridiculously amazing treat.
Top with even more toffee bits and a bit of sea salt and prepare for amazing.
There's no doubt that we're all after the same thing during this time of the year.
We want to feel everything good. It's easy to start a new tradition, another reason to spread cheer around.
Whether it's to friends and family or your entire neighborhood.
Sadly, now that my son is getting older... he prefers enjoying the fruits of kitchen labor more than helping.
But, he is definitely a sucker for spreading kindness and doing nice things for others.
I was able to get him into helping out for a little fun.
As I mentioned recently, we're pretty new to our neighborhood and don't know many people quite yet.
Baking has been a big help and thanks for tasty treats, I think we're at the beginning of really becoming a part of the community here.
It's truly amazing how easy it is to make someone's day with a baked surprise.
When we took a look at some of the treat ideas, it was love at first sight with these Salted Toffee Bars.
My favorite combo EVER is chocolate and caramel and these do it big. The recipe bakes up a nice big batch that's perfect for sharing.
So we set out to make these delicious goodies. It all starts with Sugar Cookie Mix and toffee bits baked together.
Then comes the delicious layer of caramel, then the chocolate. Mmm, the chocolate.
Then even more toffee bits get sprinkled over the top with a bit of coarse sea salt.
All I can say is, trust me, your neighbors have no choice but to be impressed.
Join us in spreading cheer and brightening somebody's day this holiday season. G
Package up your homemade goodies and add a cute homemade tag.
It's gonna be hard to resist eating all these treats up, you might want to make a couple of batches.
Salted Toffee Bars
Easy salted toffee cookie bar that is simply irresistible. Perfect for foodie gift made with sugar cookie mix and caramels.
Ingredients
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix (1lb 1.5 oz)
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup toffee bits
- 1 bag caramels, unwrapped (11oz)
- ⅓ cup heavy whipping cram
- 2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips
- ¾ teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Line cookie sheet with sides with foil. (15”x10”x1”)
- In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, and egg until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in ½ cup of toffee bits.
- Press dough into bottom of pan.
- Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Then, cool for 5 minutes on cooking rack.
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and cream over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Spread over warm cookie base.
- Bake 5 minutes. Return to cooling rack.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top.
- Let stand 3 to 5 minutes and spread melted chips evenly over filling.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and remaining ½ cup toffee bits.
- Refrigerate the bars for about 5 minutes, until the chocolate is firmed up.
- Cute into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Enjoy!!!!
Mary Whiteman
Thursday 14th of May 2020
My recipe I've been using for years is much simpler. It's called saltine toffee bark: put 40 saltines on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Melt 1 cup butter with 3/4 cup brown sugar bring to rolling boil for 3 minutes. DO NOT STIR. Pour over saltines. Bake @350 for 8-10 minutes til bubbly. Remove from oven and sprinkle 8oz chocolate bits over top. Allow to soften and spread over top. Sprinkle with nuts. Allow to cool. Refrigerate 1 hr. break into pieces and store in air tight container.
Sarah L
Wednesday 30th of December 2015
I made some cat treats and gave them to a neighbor for her cat. Thanks for the contest.
Melissa Lawler
Wednesday 30th of December 2015
We made chocolate chip and lemon meltaway cookies. Super yummy!
Nancy
Wednesday 30th of December 2015
We spread cheer in our neighborhood by decorating for the holidays and sharing meals with neighbors.
Amy Orvin
Wednesday 30th of December 2015
I plan to spread cheer to my next door neighbors by baking them cookies.