Butter Pecan Toffee Cookies
Butter pecan toffee cookies are soft and tender inside, crispy and golden outside, and packed with deep brown sugar flavor and tiny bursts of toffee that melt into caramel puddles. Add some toasted pecans for crunch and boom—you’ve just upgraded your entire cookie game. Great for lunchboxes, bake sales, and holiday giving.
Servings 48
Calories 153kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoons vanilla
- ½ teaspoon butternut flavor optional
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon boiling water
- 1 ½ cups butterscotch chips
- ½ cup toffee pieces
- 1 ½ cups pecans toasted and coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Place silpat or parchment on the baking sheet
- Cream the butter and both sugars together until well blended
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one
- Beat in the vanilla and butternut flavorings
- Dissolve the baking soda and salt in the boiling water. Yes, boiling water. Just trust the process. It wakes up the baking soda and salt so your cookies rise and behave.
- Beat it into the butter mixture
- Mix the baking powder with the flour
- Stir into the butter mixture
- Fold in the butterscotch chips, toffee, and pecans
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheet
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set but still slightly soft in the middle
- Let cool for 10 minutes on the pans before removing to the counter to finish cooling.
To Toast Pecans
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread pecans over cookie sheet and bake on 350F for 3-5 minutes. Watch carefully.
Notes
Storage:
Keep cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for longer storage.
Tips:
- Pull them out when the edges are set but the centers still look a little soft.
- Use parchment or a silicone mat.
- Toast the pecans.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
