Chewy Toffees Recipes

BROWN BUTTER TOFFEE COOKIES

Steps:

• Brown the butter: Heat the butter in a light colored skillet over medium-high heat. It will come to a boil. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the solid particles at the bottom turn golden brown. Keep an eye on it carefully towards the end, it can burn quickly. Immediately pour into a large mixing bowl to stop the browning. Let cool about 10 minutes so the sugars don't melt when mixed into it.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Whisk sugars into cooled browned butter. Whisk in vanilla and eggs until thoroughly combined.
• Pour dry ingredients into bowl and stir until no streaks of flour remain.
• Stir in toffee bits.
• Cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic down on the surface of the dough. Chill for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days. If you chill longer than 3 hours, let dough sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes so the dough is easier to scoop.

CHEWY TOFFEES

Steps:

• Neatly line the base and sides of a 20x30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Tip the sugars, cream and butter into a large heavy-based deep saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally until all the ingredients have come together and the sugars and butter have melted. Place a sugar thermometer or digital cooking thermometer in the pan, turn up the heat and boil everything together vigorously without stirring until the temperature reaches 125C. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Leave for a moment for any bubbles to settle, then carefully pour the molten toffee into the prepared tin, swirling the tin until the toffee covers the base. Leave the toffee for at least 2hrs to set - overnight is ideal.
• Use the parchment to lift the set toffee out of the tin and cut into squares or fingers. If the toffee is sticking to the knife, lightly oil the blade. Wrap the toffees in waxed paper and store in a jar for up to two weeks at room temperature or a month in the fridge.

CHEWY NUT TOFFEES

Steps:

• Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan that is at least 1 1/2 inches deep with cooking spray. Set aside. In a 2-quart saucepan, combine the cream and condensed milk; set aside.
• In a heavy 3- to 4-quart saucepan, combine corn syrup, water, sugar, and salt. Cook, over high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Using a pastry brush dipped in water, brush away any sugar crystals on sides of pan to prevent recrystallization.
• Stop stirring, reduce heat to medium, and bring to a boil. Cook without stirring until the temperature reaches the hard-ball stage on a candy thermometer (260 degrees), about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the cream mixture over low heat until it is just warm. Do not boil. When the sugar mixture reaches 260 degrees, slowly stir in the butter and warmed cream mixture, keeping the mixture boiling at all times. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until the mixture reaches the firm-ball stage (248 degrees), about 15 minutes. Stir in the bourbon or vanilla and the nuts, if desired. Immediately pour into the prepared pan without scraping the pot. Let sit uncovered at room temperature for 24 hours without moving the pan.
• To cut, spray a large cutting board generously with vegetable-oil spray. Unmold the toffee from the pan onto sprayed surface. Cut into pieces, and wrap each in cellophane or waxed paper. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.

BEST TOFFEE EVER - SUPER EASY

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Allow to come to a boil, and cook until the mixture becomes a dark amber color, and the temperature has reached 285 degrees F (137 degrees C). Stir occasionally.
• While the toffee is cooking, cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• As soon as the toffee reaches the proper temperature, pour it out onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the chocolate over the top, and let it set for a minute or two to soften. Spread the chocolate into a thin even layer once it is melted. Sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate, and press in slightly. Putting a plastic bag over your hand will minimize the mess.
• Place the toffee in the refrigerator to chill until set. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.

"SPECIAL" CHEWY TOFFEE

Steps:

• Have a container of ice water and a greased (buttered) shallow 12" X 24" cookie sheet or baking pan ready. ** Lyle's Golden Syrup is the "secret" ingredient. You might find it in the syrup aisle at your local grocery store, or, if there's a World Market near you, they carry it. Lyle's is probably England's favorite syrup. In a large sauce pan, bring the sugar, syrup, butter, 1 cup of the cream, and the salt to a slow boil. Then, very gradually stir in the other cup of cream, a little at a time. It is important not to interrupt the boiling while adding the rest of the cream. Stir constantly. You will notice the mixture darken during the cooking process. Most recipes call for heating to a temperature of 254o F on a candy thermometer. Or, you can test the level of "chewiness" by putting a small amount of the mixture in the ice water. It will harden to a chewy consistency that varies depending on how long you cook it. I used that method and it took about 40 minutes of cooking time to achieve the consistency I was looking for. When the mixture has reached your preferred hardness, remove the pan from the burner and stir in the vanilla. Pour the hot mixture onto the baking pan and level it evenly. Put it in the refrigerator and let it completely cool. I didn't fuss with cutting it up into individual pieces and wrapping each piece in wax paper. I turned the pan over on the countertop and the toffee came out in one sheet. While it was still cold, I just broke it up in random pieces, put it in a zip-lock back and popped it back into the fridge. Enjoy!

TOFFEE

Steps:

• Grind up pecans and set aside.
• Break up the Hershey Bars along the scored lines of the candy bar. Take all the broken up chocolate pieces and break in half again. You want to have small bite size pieces.
• Spread pecans and chocolate pieces evenly over a raised side cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. I usually save a little bit of the chocolate to sprinkle on top of the toffee mixture.
• Add butter, sugar and water to a heavy 4 quart sauce pan. Boil on high to 300 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Pour mixture over pecans and chocolate. If you reserved any chocolate from step 3, sprinkle it on top of the toffee mixture.
• Set aside to cool.
• When toffee has hardened, break up into pieces and store in a air-tight container.
• Enjoy!

HARD TOFFEE RECIPE

Steps:

• Spray rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray; cover with parchment.
• Bring sugar, butter, water, corn syrup and salt to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil gently, without stirring, 10 to 12 min. or mixture is thickened and reaches 300°F when tested with candy thermometer. (Mixture will be done when 1/2 tsp. of the cooked sugar mixture will form a hard brittle thread when dropped into 1 cup cold water.) Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla and baking soda. Immediately pour onto prepared baking sheet; spread to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle with nuts; cool.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over toffee layer. Let stand at room temperature until chocolate is firm. Break into small pieces to serve.

CHEWY TOFFEE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease cookie sheet lightly.
• Stir together flour, soda and salt.
• In large bowl beat butter, sugars and vanilla til well blended.
• Stir in toffee bits.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto sheet.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes or til lightly browned.
• Cool and transfer to wire rack.

OLD FASHIONED MACINTOSH TOFFEE

Steps:

• Grease an 8" cake pan.
• In a large heavy saucepan, soften the butter.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Candy thermometer should reach 260 degrees or hard ball.
• Stir constantly as it will stick to the pan easily.
• Pour into pan quickly and cool.
• You may make a softer toffee by decreasing cooking time slightly.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE TOFFEE COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small, microwavable bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and butter. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until smooth.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together sugar and eggs, then slowly add the warm chocolate mixture until combined. Add in vanilla extract, then stir in flour mixture.
• Cool for a few minutes (so the extra chocolate chips won't melt), then stir in 1/2 cup remaining chocolate chips and toffee bits.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop rounded tablespoons of batter onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes until the outside looks slightly cracked. DON'T OVERCOOK - cookies will be soft and chewy in the center.