These cookies have been one of my favorite holiday cookie recipes for a very long time (along with Candy Cane Kisses and Holly Cookies). The recipe originally comes from Land O Lakes. I spotted it years ago, tried it, and now I bake them every year. You can make sparkling butter toffee cookies all year long, but they are a great addition to holiday cookie platters too.
Ingredients needed:
white sugar salted butter egg vanilla extract all purpose flour baking powder baking soda toffee bits sparkling sugar
How to make Sparkling Butter Toffee Cookies:
The full printable recipe for these cookies is at the end of this post. Combine the ingredients for the cookie dough using a hand mixer. Then stir in toffee bits. Use a cookie scooper to scoop out even portions of the dough. Roll the dough into balls, roll the balls in sparkling sugar and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the balls. To avoid having the glass stick to the dough, lightly moisten the bottom of the glass, dip it in sugar and use it to push down on the ball of dough.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Sprinkle a little more sparkling sugar on top of the baked cookies as soon as they come out of the oven. Then let them cool completely.
Ingredient notes:
toffee bits: These can be found in your market’s baking aisle where you see chocolate chips. They are sold in a bag. Be sure to buy toffee bits and not the toffee that has chocolate with it. sparkling sugar: You might be able to find a little jar of sparkling sugar in the baking aisle at your local market. Also check the baking section at Walmart or Michael’s. Or order sparkling sugar online. In a pinch, you can just roll in regular sugar, but you won’t get that extra sparkle.
The flavor of these sparkling butter toffee cookies is excellent. The toffee melts into the cookies while baking, but it also provides a little bit of crunch to the cookie. These happen to be good cookies for mailing if you would like to send someone a cookie gift package! Be sure to keep some for yourself. Enjoy!
Here are a few more holiday cookie recipes you might like to try:
Butter Dream Cookies Chocolate Mint Kiss Crinkles Sugar Cookie Bites Chocolate Kiss Peanut Butter Blossoms Peppermint Puffs
