Toffee Bars #ChristmasCookies

Shortbread crust covered with semisweet chocolate and sprinkled with pecans.  A delicious and easy addition to your Christmas Cookie selection this season.

It is Christmas Cookie Week........

Welcome to #ChristmasCookies Week! That time of year when we soften the butter, fire up the oven, and make cookie trays for family, friends, and neighbors. This year more than 20 top-notch bloggers are sharing their very favorite creations for all to make and enjoy. Join us for a week’s worth of Christmas cookie deliciousness.

Many thanks to Ellen of Family Around the Table for hosting this event all week long.  

• Almond Paste Squares by Shockingly Delicious
• Cherry Vanilla Pinwheels by Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Cherry Wink Cookies by An Affair from the Heart
• Chewy Frosted Christmas Blondie Cookie Bar by Red Cottage Chronicles
• Chocolate Blossom Cookies by Palatable Pastime
• Chocolate Mint-Filled Cookies by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies by Art of Natural Living
• Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies by Hostess At Heart
• Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies by Best Cookie Recipes
• Elf Style Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies by Cheese Curd in Paradise
• Gingerdoodles by Magical Ingredients
• Gingerbread Magic Cookie Bars by Family Around the Table
• Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Gluten-Free Chocolate Spritz by Frugal & Fit
• Grinch Cookie Recipe by Kathryn’s Kitchen Blog
• Nut-Free Snowball Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles by Christmas Tree Lane
• Raspberry Pistachio Thumbprints by Sweet Beginnings
• Rosewater Pistachio Snowball Cookies by The Spiffy Cookie
• Sourdough Ginger Cookies by That Recipe
• Toffee Bars by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Whipped Shortbread Cookies by Blogghetti

I had a Fall Feast dinner party for the neighbors and I slipped a cookie bar into decorative bags that I marked with their names and placed on the table as markers for the seating arrangement.  They were perfect and I still had plenty to go into the freezer to be brought out for Christmas.

Desserts, Cookies, Christmas, Holidays, Cookie Bars, Butter Cookies, Chocolate, Pecans

Desserts

American

Yield: 32 cookies

Author: Wendy Klik

Toffee Bars

Shortbread crust covered with semisweet chocolate and sprinkled with pecans. A delicious and easy addition to your Christmas Cookie selection this season.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 1 c. brown sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 t. vanilla
• 2 c. flour
• 1 (12 oz) pkg. chocolate chips
• 1 1/4 c. coarsely chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Beat the sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg yolk and vanilla, continue to beat until creamy.
2. Turn the mixer on low and stir in the flour until well incorporated.
3. Press dough into a 9x13" baking pan that has been lined with aluminum foil.
4. Bake in a preheated 350* oven for about half an hour, until set with golden brown edges.
5. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the bars and return to the oven for about 5 minutes. Remove and use a spatula to spread the melted chocolate chips over the top of the bars.
6. Sprinkle with the nuts and cool in the pan. When cooled completely, use the foil to take the bars out of the pan to a cutting board. Using a sharp knife cut into small bars.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found in All the Good Cookies

Nutrition Facts

Calories

190.14

Fat (grams)

12.07

Sat. Fat (grams)

5.85

Carbs (grams)

20.17

Fiber (grams)

0.62

Net carbs

19.55

Sugar (grams)

12.96

Protein (grams)

1.36

Sodium (milligrams)

48.99

Cholesterol (grams)

21.25

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