Description
Delicious chocolate toffee cookies topped with gold leaf for a luxurious treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, cold from the fridge
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup toffee pieces
- food safe edible gold leaf, optional
Instructions
- In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and the sugars until it starts to come together into one lump, about 1 minute. It will still be lumpy–this is what you want!
- Lower the speed to medium-low, and mix in the eggs and vanilla and beat until mixed.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and mix on low speed until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. The dough will be thick.
- Add the chocolate and toffee pieces and mix to evenly distribute. Do not over mix.
- Divide the dough into 12 even pieces. Shape the dough roughly into a ball, but do not roll it or pack it in tightly. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Cover the baking sheet and place in the freezer for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for up to 12 hours before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the cookies for 5 minutes at 375°F.
- Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown all over, set on the edges, but still very soft in the middle.
- When in doubt, take your cookies out early. The cookies will continue to cook as they cool. There’s nothing that ruins them more than being overcooked.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the cookies are cool, carefully make pieces of gold leaf with tweezers or dry fingers and top each cookie with gold leaf. Sprinkle with flaky salt and serve.
Notes
- For best results, use high-quality chocolate and toffee pieces.
- Carefully monitor baking time to prevent overcooking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg