toffee chocolate chip cookie
ice-cream sandwiches
from canadian living – august 2005 issue
the addition of shopped chocolate bars makes these irresistible. with these treats waiting in the freezer, there’s no last minute fussing for dessert.
INGREDIENTS
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vanilla, chocolate or butterscotch ice cream, slightly softened |
2 ½ cups |
625 mL |
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toffee bits, finely chopped pecans or coloured sprinkles |
1 CUP |
250 mL |
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TOFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES |
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butter, softened |
½ cup |
125 mL |
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granulated sugar |
½ cup |
125 mL |
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packed brown sugar |
¼ cup |
50 mL |
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egg |
1 |
1 |
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vanilla |
1 ½ tsp |
7 mL |
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all-purpose flour |
1 ½ cups |
375 mL |
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baking soda |
½ tsp |
2 mL |
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salt |
¼ tsp |
1 mL |
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bars, (39 g each) chocolate covered toffee bars, chopped |
4 |
4 |
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semisweet chocolate chips |
1 cup |
250 mL |
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chopped pecans |
½ cup |
125 mL |
METHOD
line rimless baking sheets with parchment paper or grease; set aside
in large bowl, beat butter with granulated and brown sugars until fluffy. beat in egg and vanilla. in separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture in 2 additions. stir in toffee bars, chocolate chips and pecans.
roll dough by heaping tablespoonfuls into twenty 1 ¾ inch balls. place 2 inches apart of prepared pans. flatten to ½ inch thickness, rounding edges with fingers. bake in top and bottom thirds of 350 degree oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, until edges are golden, about 12 minutes. transfer to racks; let cool completely.
spread about ¼ cup ice cream on bottom of each of 10 cookies; top ice cream with second cookie. roll sides in toffee bits.
wrap individually in plastic wrap; freeze in airtight container until firm, about 4 hours.
NOTES
really yummy, but they're really big, so make the cookies pretty small.
i made them on a hot day, and the ice cream was soft. it would have been better to freeze the cookies before assembling them, so that the ice cream stayed more firm.
i think I would skip the skor bars next time and use smarties, especially if I'm making them for kids.