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Toffee Pecan Chews

Brown sugar cookies filled with crunchy toffee pieces and pecans.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 22 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup toffee bits
  • 3/4 cup pecans chopped

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and brown sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt, then stir into the wet mixture.
  3. Fold in the toffee bits and chopped pecans.
  4. Scoop rounded tablespoons onto lined baking sheets.
  5. Bake at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes until golden at the edges and chewy in the middle.
  6. Let cool on the pan so the toffee resets.

Notes

Cool fully so the melted toffee firms back up into little crunchy bites.