Buttercrunch Toffee Cookies
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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2 dozen
ingredients
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For the Buttercrunch Toffee
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
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For the Cookies
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup (optional)
directions
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For the Buttercrunch Toffee:
- Line a rimmed cookie sheet with wax paper and set aside. In a heavy bottom saucepan, melt butter. Add sugar and cook over medium high heat until boiling. Reduce heat and continue to cook until it reaches 290 F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and pour onto pan. Set aside to cool. When cool, break toffee into small pieces.
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For the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 325. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, confectioner’s sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and corn syrup (optional). Stir in candy pieces, mixing thoroughly. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Roll into 1 ½” balls (approximately 1 rounded Tablespoon). Place 2” apart on an ungreased tray. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes. Cool on tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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