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    Easy Toffee Bars

    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure for more information. Published: Oct 22, 2019 · Modified: Feb 25, 2021 by Dee

    Easy Toffee Bars have a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust topped with melted chocolate, butterscotch chips and toffee bits. An easy dessert recipe!

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    toffee bars with shortbread crust and chocolate butterscotch chips stacked up

    If you need an easy fall dessert, Thanksgiving dessert or bar cookie for Christmas holiday cookie party, these Toffee Bars are for you! They have a melt-in-your-mouth shortbread crust topped with a layer of smooth semi sweet chocolate, butterscotch morsels and crunchy toffee bits, and they are absolutely delicious!

    I found this easy recipe for toffee bars in my grandma's old recipe collection. I hadn't had them in ages, but I remember really enjoying them (probably a little too much) around Thanksgiving and Christmas! Actually, you can enjoy these anytime!

    To be clear, these are not toffee bars with sweetened condensed milk or Saltine toffee bars made with crackers. They're more of a cookie bar topped with melted chocolate.

    How to Make Toffee Bars with a Shortbread Crust

    First, take your butter out of the fridge to soften up a little. It makes it much easier to work with!

    Then, cream the butter with the brown sugar and an egg yolk. Mix in the vanilla, flour and salt until it's well combined. The dough will be very stiff, but this is normal.

    brown sugar shortbread crust ingredients in mixing bowl

    Use Parchment Paper

    Parchment paper isn't absolutely necessary, but it makes it so much easier to lift the bars out of the pan for slicing. Less mess, too!

    Press the dough into the pan so it covers the bottom. It might go up on the sides a little, which is fine.

    spread toffee bar shortbread crust in baking pan

    Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the crust is a light golden brown. Don't over bake! Sprinkle your chocolate chips over the crust, and pop the pan back into the oven for about a minute or just until the chips start to melt.

    melt chocolate chips over shortbread crust

    Use a spatula to spread that lovely melted chocolate over the crust. Then, let it cool slightly, and sprinkle your butterscotch morsels and some crushed toffee bits over the chocolate.

    If you can't find packaged toffee bits, just smash up a couple of Heath Bars. You might want to save a couple if your kids get any Heath Bars on Halloween!

    toffee bar cookies with chocolate and butterscotch chips stacked up on a napkin

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    Easy Toffee Bars Recipe

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    toffee bars with shortbread crust and chocolate butterscotch chips stacked up

    Easy Toffee Bars

    Published by Dee
    Easy Toffee Bars have a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust topped with melted chocolate, butterscotch chips and toffee bits. An easy dessert recipe perfect for Thanksgiving or for holiday cookie exchanges!
    5 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 21 minutes mins
    cooling time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 6 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 35 bars
    Calories 154 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Shortbread crust

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cups all purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon sea salt

    Topping

    • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
    • ½ cup butterscotch chips
    • ¼ cup crushed toffee bits

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and egg yolk
    • Stir in the vanilla, flour and salt. Batter will be very thick
    • Line a 9 x 13-inch metal pan with parchment paper, (recommended) and press the dough into the pan so that it covers the bottom
    • Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. It may puff up but will settle when cool
    • Remove from oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and return to oven for 1 minute or until chips start to melt
    • Remove from oven, use spatula to spread chocolate evenly over crust, and allow to cool slightly
    • Sprinkle butterscotch morsels and toffee bits over melted chocolate, and allow to cool completely before removing from pan ( lift the parchment paper up) and cutting into bars

    Notes

    Can grease the pan if not using parchment paper. If using glass baking dish, reduce heat to 325 degrees.
    If you can't find toffee bits, used crushed Heath bars for the topping or use crushed nuts.

    Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 76mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 177IUCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Cathy McCleery says

      December 21, 2021 at 3:12 pm

      Dee,
      Are you sure the recipe is only 1 cup of flour? It says "cups" and my batter was not as thick as yours.

      thanks,
      Cathy

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      • Dee says

        December 21, 2021 at 10:04 pm

        I will look for the original recipe, but I remember it being 1 cup. I'll update when I find it. 🙂

    2. James says

      October 25, 2019 at 7:31 am

      Couldn't wait to make these. Yummy, English Toffee is my favorite.5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        November 03, 2019 at 11:25 am

        I'm glad you liked them, James. Thanks a bunch!

    3. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says

      October 24, 2019 at 1:13 am

      We are in love with these Toffee Bars right now!5 stars

      Reply
    4. Toni says

      October 23, 2019 at 12:12 pm

      Such an amazing treat everyone will love!5 stars

      Reply
    5. Ann says

      October 23, 2019 at 6:38 am

      These toffee bars look irresistible. So rich and wonderful. I like that you use brown sugar in this recipe but I’d probably replace all-purpose flour. We’re having a kids’ party soon, and now I’m thinking of making these lovely toffee bars for my kids and their friends. My sons and I often do some baking on weekends, so we’ll probably even spend time making these bars together. Hope kids won’t get disappointed and will go crazy for these instead. Thank you for sharing it with us Dee. I got so much inspiration.5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        October 24, 2019 at 7:50 am

        Thanks, Ann. I hope you get a chance to make them!

    6. Taylor says

      October 23, 2019 at 6:24 am

      That shortbread crust is so delicious! And love the toffee bits on top...yum!

      Reply
    7. Catalina says

      October 23, 2019 at 4:58 am

      I am drooling over these toffee bars! How inviting these look!5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        November 03, 2019 at 11:26 am

        Thanks so much, Catalina! They go fast!

    8. Stephanie says

      October 22, 2019 at 4:16 pm

      I'm a toffee snob and these bars were fantastic! Such a great recipe, thank you!5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        October 23, 2019 at 7:14 am

        So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks a bunch! 🙂

    9. Sara Welch says

      October 22, 2019 at 2:29 pm

      I love anything with toffee and this is no exception! Looking forward to enjoying this for dessert tonight, indeed!5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        October 25, 2019 at 7:36 am

        I hope you enjoyed the toffee! 🙂

    10. Shannon Graham says

      October 22, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      I absolutely love older recipes like this. I have many recipes I've collected from my grandmother's recipe box.5 stars

      Reply
      • Dee says

        October 23, 2019 at 7:16 am

        Same here! Grandma's recipes really are the best! 🙂

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