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Toffee bars sliced, on parchment paper.
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Toffee Bars

Toffee Bars are easy candy topped cookie bars that taste like English toffee!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 203kcal
Author: Sue Moran

Equipment

  • 9x13 baking pan
  • parchment paper (optional)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 7 1/4 ounces chocolate candy bars, broken into squares. I used Hershey's Special Dark chocolate, but milk chocolate or any other type you like is fine.
  • 1/2 cup toasted and chopped walnuts*
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350. Spray and line your pan with a sheet of parchment paper. This is optional but helps to remove the shortbread for easy slicing. You can slice right in the pan if you prefer.
  • Cream the butter, brown sugar, egg yolk, salt, and vanilla together.
  • Fold in the flour and mix until the dough comes together.
  • Pat the dough in the bottom of your prepared pan. Use floured fingers to get it evenly across the surface, and use an offset spatula to smooth it out.
    Pressing toffee bar dough into pan.
  • Bake for 25-28 minutes, just until starting to turn golden.
  • As soon as the pan comes out of the oven, arrange the chocolate squares across the surface.
    Putting chocolate bars on hot crust.
  • Wait a few minutes for the chocolate to soften, then, using your offset spatula, spread the melted chocolate over the surface.
    Melting chocolate on toffee bar crust.
  • Sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly over the warm chocolate.
    Crushed walnuts sprinkled over chocolate.
  • Allow the chocolate to firm up before slicing into 24 bars.
    Toffee bars sliced, on parchment paper.

Notes

* To toast walnuts, just lay them out on a dry baking sheet and toast in a 350F oven for about 12-15 minutes. My new favorite way to toast nuts is in the microwave. Place on a sheet of parchment paper and toast on high for about a minute and a half, to two. Check them because they can burn, and the time will depend on your machine.
Recipe slightly adapted from the Betty Crocker Cooky Book (1963)

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg