Tuesday, May 3, 2011

White Chocolate Toffee Cookies



 A few weeks ago when we rented "Cool Runnings" from Netflix (totally LOVE their live streaming/mail you movies service!!), I made these cookies for a treat and OH BOY were they delicious!! My family went nutso over them. White chocolate and toffee are a match made in heaven. The secret to these cookies is slowly baking them at a lower temperature to give them that irresistible fresh-from-the bakery taste.

White Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Makes about 20-24 cookies, goes without saying I always double this for my family of 8!

1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla (most of you already know I LOVE the Watkins brand!)
1 1/2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup White Chocolate Chips
3/4 cup Toffee Bits
1/2 cup toasted Coconut, optional

Cream together the butter and sugar. Then add the egg, milk, and vanilla and blend again. Add the flour on top of this mixture and DON'T stir it in. Then add the baking soda, baking powder, and salt right on top of the flour. Grab a fork and gently blend the dry mixture while it sits on the wet, then blend all together. Stir in the white chocolate chips, toffee bits, and coconut if using. Refrigerate dough for 30-60 minutes. 
Preheat your oven to 300. Scoop out 2 Tablespoon-Balls of dough and place on cookie sheets. I use a pampered chef cookie scoop that is the perfect size for this--I think it's the medium one--love it!! Bake for 12-14 minutes, cookies should appear slightly browned but undercooked. These cookies can get a bit puffy, so I flatten them slightly with the bottom of a cup when they come out of the oven if needed. Yum!!

Recipe Source: Adapted from "Even More Top Secret Recipes" by Todd Wilbur

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