Toffee Triangles
Toffee Triangles are a perfect bite of chocolate and toffee that can be whipped up in no time. They’re a perfect treat for the holidays.
It’s time for Freaky Friday again, but this one is special, it’s the Holiday Cookie Exchange edition. If you’re not familiar with what Freaky Friday is, it’s a really fun recipe swap with 15 other food bloggers.
We’ve all been assigned a blog to pick a recipe from and then cook and share that recipe on our blog. Because this is the cookie exchange edition, we all chose a recipe that we’d take to an actual cookie exchange. The really fun part is that none of us know who has our blog, it’s a secret to be revealed today.
For our cookie exchange, I was assigned to Big Rigs ‘n Lil’ Cookies, which I’m really excited about. I’ve known Kris from the early days of my blog and since she lives in Wisconsin and I live in Minnesota I feel like we’re neighbors.
She has all kinds of delicious sweet treats on her blog, like these Cranberry Orange Cookies. You’ll also find many savory recipes like this gorgeous Taco Dip and this Mushroom & Swiss Cheeseburger Macaroni , which sounds like perfect comfort food to me.
It was a tough choice, but I finally decided to make her toffee triangles. You can see how Kris made them here.
The reason I chose to make these was because, first of all, they sounded so delicious! They were also so easy to make, if you were going to bring these to a cookie exchange, it would be a breeze to make several batches.
After I made these toffee triangles, I took them to a dinner with our church group. They were a huge hit, the whole batch was nearly gone at the end of the evening! I will definitely be making more of these throughout the holiday season.
Toffee Triangles
Toffee Triangles are a perfect bite of chocolate and toffee that can be whipped up in no time. They’re a perfect treat for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 7 ounce toffee bits, divided
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 10x15 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. I like to have a couple extra inches of paper hanging over the edge so you can remove the bars to cut.
- In large mixing bowl, beat butter with brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolk and vanilla, mixing until well combined.
- Add flour, one cup at a time, until combined.
- Add 1 cup of toffee bits, stirring until they are evenly distributed through the dough.
- Press dough evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or just until beginning to turn golden.
- Remove from oven and Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over the hot cookie "crust".
- Let stand for 3-5 minutes, or until chocolate chips are softened.
- Spread chocolate evenly over top with a knive or rubber spatula.
- Sprinkle remaining toffee chips over top of melted chocolate.
- Let cool for several hours.
- When bars have cooled and chocolate is set, remove from pan.
- Cut bars into squares, then cut each square in half diagonally.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 253Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 76mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g
ENJOY!
Oh I need to make this!!! Not only great for a swap but definitely a really beautiful edible gift! Love this!
Thanks, Angela! These would definitely be great for a gift! They’re so easy to make that you could easily whip up several batches!
These toffee triangles look amazing. I just love toffee and chocolate together and perfect for a holiday cookie platter.
Toffee and chocolate are an awesome combo!
So toffee is like my favorite thing in the WORLD, making these a must try for me!
I love toffee, too, so if you like toffee, you’ll love these!
You did a wonderful job with this yummy treat, I’m just not sure I can designate it as holiday-only in my kitchen! These are going on the must-make list, right away!
Thanks! I agree, these would be a delicious treat any time of the year!
I love that you made this recipe Lisa! Your photo’s are amazing, and you make them look so over the top!
I had kind of forgot about these, I will be adding them to my holiday baking now.
Thanks, Neighbor 🙂
Thank you so much, Kris! You gave me a great recipe to work with! They were a huge hit, so I will definitely be making them again!
These sound delicious and your pix are phenomenal!
These look like they came from the store! Perfect!
This is gorgeous and perfect for a cookie swap!
These toffees look and sound really delicious and I love how easy they are to make too 🙂
These toffee triangles look soooo good! These are great to pack up and give to neighbors and teachers for the holidays!
Amazing!! These toffee triangles would make great gifts, too!
Wow! These look amazingly delicious! I could eat the whole batch!
Perfect addition to any holiday festivity! Great job!
Gorgeous presentation and photos! I bet these triangles of toffee taste just as good. I’m going to have to make myself a batch!
I am so making these!! Your pictures make me wish I could just reach into the computer and grab one!
Awesome! Can these be frozen one month ahead of the holiday season?
Hi Francine,
I have never tried freezing these, but I would think that they would freeze just fine.
Lisa
A question! When make mine the chocolate sometimes separates off the base. Is that common? How do I prevent this?
Hi Cathy, I have never had that happen. I always sprinkle the chocolate chips onto the bars as soon as they come out of the oven. Then I let them sit there for 3-5 minutes before I spread them out with a spatula. After that, I sprinkle on the toffee chips and let it all sit until it’s completely cooled before cutting into triangles. I hope this is helpful for you.
Lisa