Jumbo Chocolate-Toffee Cookies

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Don't worry -- we won't make you choose between chocolate and toffee. Instead, both flavors come together in this jumbo Christmas cookie.

Jumbo Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Photo: Andy Lyons
Prep Time:
40 mins
Bake Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
18
Yield:
18 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • ½ cup shortening

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar

  • ¾ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 ⅓ cup dark chocolate pieces

  • 1 cup almond toffee bits or white baking pieces

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl beat butter and shortening with a mixer on medium 30 seconds. Add both sugars, salt, and baking soda. Beat on medium 2 minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour.

  2. Microwave half of the dark chocolate pieces until melted and smooth, stirring often. Divide dough in half. Stir melted chocolate and the remaining chocolate pieces into half of the dough. Stir toffee bits into the remaining dough.

  3. For each cookie, roll 2 Tbsp. of each dough into a ball, then roll balls together to make one ball. Place about 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Flatten to about 3/4-inch thickness.

  4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Remove; cool on wire racks.

To Store:

Layer cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

395 Calories
19g Fat
51g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 18
Calories 395
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g 24%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 256mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 51g 19%
Total Sugars 35g
Protein 3g
Calcium 15mg 1%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 42mg 1%
Fatty acids, total trans 1g
Folate, total 37.8mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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