These Salted Toffee Cookies are crispy on the edges, chewy on the inside, packed with chocolate-covered toffee and topped with sea salt. The perfect sweet and salty treat!
I’d like to say I’m getting ready for Christmas cookie season early this year. But that would be a lie. The truth is, I just really felt like some warm homemade cookies the other day. I happened to have some butter already softened, so… why not! I was thinking about making these Salted Caramel Browned Butter Cookies, but I didn’t have the caramel bits and didn’t feel like heading out to the store.
I mean, come on. Warm cookies. PJ’s. My couch. Heading out to the store just doesn’t fit in there.
I did happen to have a bag of toffee bits in the pantry. And toffee is kinda like crunchy caramel, right? It’s rich and buttery and totally goes well in a little sweet ‘n salty love affair. So I used the usual cookie base, and added in the toffee bits and sea salt. And they were fabulous.
So now I’ll give myself a pat on the back for getting ahead on my holiday baking. And just pretend I didn’t eat half the batch straight from the oven. ‘Tis the season!
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1½ cups toffee bits (such as Heath or Skor)
- Course sea salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a stand or hand mixer on medium speed, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and continue beating until combined.
- Turn the mixer to low and slowly add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt until combined. (You can mix the dry ingredients in a bowl first, but I just add them directly to the mixing bowl to save dishes.)
- Add the toffee bits and mix until just combined.
- Scoop heaping tablespoons onto a nonstick or parchment-lined baking sheet, about an inch and a half apart. Sprinkle each one with a bit of sea salt.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until bottom edges are JUST barely golden. They may look slightly underdone, but don't overbake!
- Remove from oven and let cool on the pan a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Toffee is one of my favorite indulgences, and I love that these cookies are filled with it! That sprinkling of sea salt is the perfect finishing touch!
I love crispy edged cookies and these are beautiful.
I need to keep more toffee bits in my pantry for spontaneous cookie making days! These cookies seriously look so soft, which is my favorite kind of cookie! And I’m such a sweet and salty kind of girl so these are perfect 🙂
These cookies look super yummy, Jess! Love the toffee bits! You can’t beat a good homemade cookie!
You had me at salted toffee! These cookies look so good, Jess! I can never resist a chewy cookie, especially ones like this. I know these wouldn’t last long in my house!
Right!? I had to give a few away because they were just too tempting!
Okay, I am glad you didn’t have any caramel bits in your house, and you decided to be Non-crazy, stay in your pjs and create these bad boys! These cookies look perfect, girlfriend! Love the crispy edges with the super soft and chewy inside! Plus chocolate-covered toffee and sea salt?! Gahhhh, totally need a dozen of these! Pinned! Cheers, girlfriend!
Thanks, Cheyanne! Be careful, they’re dangerous!! You can’t eat just one!
You know toffee is my very favorite candy, and you made these cookies just for me, didn’t you? *wink*
Heck, yeah! 😉 And, you know… for stuffing my own face.
I would not have changed out of my PJ’s or left my couch if I had toffee in my pantry either! These cookies are perfect!
I love salted desserts, and toffee is a huge weakness of mine. These would be gone in a flash!
Yes, they’re soooo dangerous. Thanks, Marcie!
Your SALTED TOFFEE COOKIES look so divine!! Love your photography too!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Fareeha!
Holy cow I love toffee in cookies! These look amazing. Just give me the whole tray and don’t judge me while I chow down! 🙂
I won’t judge! Mostly because I did the same thing. 😉
I am drooling! haha I love toffee so I NEED to make these very soon!! 🙂
You should, Lisa!! They were soooo yummy!
Ohhhh! I looove toffee! These look so soft and delicious!
Did you use toffe bits with or without chocolate? I only have the ones without chocolate.
Can you freeze these after baking? They came out amazing BTW – definitely will be on my ‘must have’ cookie recipes!
You can definitely freeze them!