Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Christmas Cookie #8- Toffee Bars

The girls and I made (and sampled) these this morning and I've already had to put them in the freezer downstairs in the hopes that "outta sight, outta mind" will help with my willpower dilemma.
Ha! Who am I kidding?
I tried that tactic last year and discovered that they taste even better just out of the freezer!

This morning we enjoyed a visit over at our friends' house.

My friend Sheri is so sweet. When I talked to her last night about coming over she asked what I was going to do about my baking if we weren't home in the morning (knowing that the morning is typically when the girls and I have found ourselves in the kitchen) and offered to have us come bake at her house.
And I am so glad she did because she introduced me to the MOST AMAZING recipe ever!

Yup, Toffee Bars are definitely my new favorite dessert.
What do I love about them?

*They call for ingredients that I always have on hand.
*They are super duper easy to make.
*AND.....they just taste unbelievable- just like eating a homemade Skor bar. Mmmmmmmm!

Now go right now into your kitchen. Pull out these ingredients and make the most delicious Toffee Bars EVER!
Now!
I mean it!
GO!
(you'll thank me for being so bossy once you take your first bite!)

Our Lesson: We are so thankful for the friends that God has given us.
Friends who share their home, toys, snacks and yummy recipes with us :)

Toffee Bars

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 cups chocolate chips
24 crackers (we used Breton, but you can used saltine or whatever you have in your pantry!)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Line a cookie sheet with foil. Cover the bottom with crackers.

Melt brown sugar and butter in a saucepan, bring to a boil for 4-5 minutes until caramelized.
Pour sugar mixture over the crackers & put in the oven for about 5 mins (until bubbly).

Remove and cover with chocolate chips. Put back in the oven for a minute to melt the chocolate.
Remove and spread chocolate with the back of a spoon.

Place in fridge (or if it's -20C, outside!) to cool.
Break into pieces.

And..... I DOUBLE DOG DARE you to only eat one!

7 comments:

  1. These I've got to try! I have also learned at an early age in life that frozen cookies are super good! That's how I learned to like short bread so much! My mom would make tonnes & freeze them. I'd sneak down to the deep freeze & snack away on a few. Only got caught when I broke a bracket off my braces & had to explain how it happened. Ha ha ha!

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  2. you can store them in my freezer... i promise (fingers crossed) not to eat them .

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  3. If I didn't have a serious toothache right now, I would most certainly make these right now! I remember making these as a kid and being in heaven.

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  4. Oh! Why don't you live next door to me??? I could have used some of those yesterday. :)
    BIG HUGS!!!!

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  5. oh yum... i might make this for our teens on sunday night!

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  6. These definitely became our family's favorite cookie last year - my son is still asking for them everytime the subject of cookies come up. I made 4 batches last year, couldn't stay out of them.

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  7. These definitely became our family's favorite cookie last year - my son is still asking for them everytime the subject of cookies come up. I made 4 batches last year, couldn't stay out of them.

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