Family Favorite Toffee Bars
These Family Favorite Toffee Bars have been in our family for over 40 years—and for good reason. With a soft, cookie-like base and a thick layer of melted chocolate on top, they’re the kind of treat everyone asks for again and again.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cup flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and pull out an 8 by 8 pan.
- 2
In a mixing bowl mix the softened butter until creamy with a handheld or stand mixer. Add the brown sugar and cream together.
- 3
Mix in the egg yolk, vanilla and salt and beat together until combined.
- 4
Add the flour a cup at a time and mix. The dough will look very crumbly but will be soft. Pour it into an 8 by 8 pan and press evenly into the pan. If your pan tends to stick, line the pan with parchment paper before pressing the crumbs into the pan.
- 5
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 23-25 minutes until the edges turn a very light brown and the middle is cooked. Take the pan out of the oven and turn the oven off. Pour the 1 cup of chocolate chips on top. Put the pan back in the still-warm oven for 1 minute, allowing the chocolate to melt.
- 6
When the chocolate chips are melted (about 60 seconds), take the pan out of the oven and spread the melted chocolate evenly over the bars.
- 7
Allow bars to cool completely and the chocolate to set before cutting into bars. Enjoy!