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Monday, August 15, 2011

SRC - Toffee Squares


My mission for this moth from the Secret Recipe Club was to choose a recipe from Nicole's blog, The Cookaholic Wife. Let me just start off by saying that I had such a hard time choosing just one recipe to blog about. Nicole and I seem to enjoy the same types of cooking and food. I started browsing through her blog and within a couple of minutes, I'd picked out four recipes to try.

I settled on baking the Toffee Squares. The recipe looked pretty easy, which was great because I needed a quick dessert for that particular evening and the sound of toffee in a cookie made my mouth water. Nicole mentioned that her bars were a little dry so I made note of her suggestion to use a bigger cookie sheet so that the "bar" part of the cookie baked up thin. The cookies sheet that I used measures 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 and it worked perfectly. I used candied pecans instead of plain pecans and then I drizzled caramel ice cream topping over the top of the bars.

I couldn't wait until evening to eat these delicious little bars so I cut a small square to enjoy just for myself. I have to admit that even after all of the changes that I'd made, the first bite was just ok, nothing special - just like Nicole had described hers to be. I wrapped tin foil around the pan and decided that I would see what my family had to say about them later that night.

I'm not sure what happened between the time that I wrapped the bars and the time that I cut them to serve to my family but whatever it was, was surely a great thing. Now the cookies had softened a bit and the toppings seemed to have melded together. An awesome transformation. The bars were delicious. The nuts were sweet and gave a nice crunch to the bar part of the cookie and the chocolate and caramel topping just melted in my mouth. I'm not the only one who enjoyed these toffee squares, everyone in the house really liked them. They're addictive little suckers. None of them went to waste.


This recipe would work well for picnics, parties, reunions or school bake sales. I'm sure that they would travel well, too, if you like mailing treats.

My changes to the recipe are in bold below.

Toffee Squares
posted @ The Cookaholic Wife

2 sticks butter, room temp
1 c. packed light brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 c. flour
2 c. chocolate chips
1 c. glazed pecans, finely chopped
caramel ice cream topping, drizzled to liking

Preheat the oven to 350*.

Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in the egg, vanilla and flour. Mix until well combined.

Spread the mixture onto a cookie sheet until thin. (I used a 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 sheet)

Bake for 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over top of the baked cookie bar.

Return to the oven for 3 minutes. Remove and spread the melted chocolate over the cookie.

Sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Drizzle the caramel topping over the entire area.

Cool for 10 minutes. Cut into small squares.

** I recommend leaving the toffee squares in the pan and covering them with tin foil.
Leave covered for at least 3 hrs. before serving. Store leftovers covered with tin foil or
in a sealed container. **


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Amanda, our club leader, has broken our huge club down into smaller groups to allow for easier viewing of all of the recipes and to allow for more comments to be left on everyone's blogs! Each group will post at different times during the month. We love comments, so please take a moment to let us know what you think of our recipes! :)

24 comments:

  1. What a fabulous dessert, this looks delicious and I love your pictures! Such a great recipe for SRC! :)

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  2. These look absolutely delicious. Love your additions. I need to find a crowd of people to feed so I can make these!

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  3. Ooh, I SO love toffee. Great pick. Sounds de-lish!

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  4. I've had the taste transformation happen to me too with muffins. One hour they're just okay, but after a while, they become delicious! I'll have to try this recipe next time I need a treat for a group! (Found you through SRC!)

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  5. Your changes sound great! I didn't think to taste them again after they sat for a while. I just brought them into work and sat them on the table. No wonder they disappeared so quickly. :-)

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  6. You say toffee and all I can say is 'I'm in.'

    Yum is the word.

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  7. What a tasty treat! Isn't it amazing when something transforms over a few hours into something magical?! Great choice for the SRC =)

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  8. These look so yummy...definitely looks like the kind of dessert I would NOT be able to stop eating!

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  9. Tami, this looks amazing. Great pick, and nice adaptations. Caramel and chocolate.. Two of my favorite flavors!

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  10. The idea of toffee in a cookie bar is fantastic. I can't wait to give this a try!

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  11. I've seen toffee-type bars before, but never made them at home. They always look so good! Good to know that it may be a good idea to bake them a little ahead.

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  12. I like your additions to this. Looks fantastic.

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  13. OH my! makes me drool.. looks very tempting dessert.=)

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  14. Tami, you picked a great recipe. This is a favorite for me.

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  15. Yum! This looks like a really great, easy treat!

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  16. What a FUN sweet treat. Fun to be in the Secret Recipe Club with you.

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  17. I feel guilty just looking at the pictures, haha! This looks Heavenly.

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  18. Such divine deliciousness from such simple ingredients! This is going on my "must make soon " list!

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  19. I love toffee, and I don't have a candy thermometer, so this is JUST RIGHT for me! :)

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  20. Stopping by from SRC Group C!

    You had me at toffee! These look delicious and I can't wait to try them ... I think my family will have a new favorite!

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