English Toffee Bars

MAKES: 24 (about 4 dozen bars)

SERVING SIZE: 2 bars

COOK TIME: 40 Min

We all deserve to treat ourselves to a guilty pleasure once in a while! Our English Toffee Bars are a heavenly combination of cinnamon, chocolate, and pecans meaning temptation never tasted so good.

What You'll Need

1 cup sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (see Note)
1 egg, separated
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet or milk chocolate chips

What to Do

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat together sugar and butter until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl often. Add egg yolk and continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low. Continue beating 1 to 2 minutes longer, gradually adding flour and cinnamon, scraping bowl frequently. Press dough evenly onto bottom of a 10- x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet.
In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork then brush it over the top of the dough. Sprinkle with pecans, patting them lightly into dough.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand 3 minutes, then swirl chips lightly with a knife. Cut into bars while still warm. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Note

It's best not to substitute margarine for butter in this recipe.
If you love bar cookies as much as we do, you'll just love our Adobe Meringue Bars!

Nutritional InformationShow More

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Calories 229
Calories from Fat 133
Total Fat 15g 23 %
Saturated Fat 7.4g 37 %
Trans Fat 0.3g 0 %
Protein 1.7g 3 %

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Cholesterol 28mg 9 %
Sodium 71mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrates 25g 8 %
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3 %
Sugars 16g 0 %

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beedgee

Dec 26, 2015

I need a last minute toffee like dessert. Has anyone made this recently that would like to comment on the recipe/flavor/results? Thanks

summerskyca 214665 4

Jan 18, 2013

I really get anonyed with people that ask for things like nutrition information on these recipes. This site is for simple recipes. Some of these recipes start with a boxed mix. Should they read the side of the box and include that? What if you use a different brand? are you going to send another review asking if the nutritional info is the same with the switch? There are hundreds of other recipe sites out there. If you NEED to see nutritional info either go to one of those sites or go a site input the the recipe yourself to get this info

alicedallas

Jan 19, 2013

You go, girl!

kathy cooks

Jan 19, 2013

OUCH! Is such nastiness really helpful to anyone? An ounce of overlooking and ignoring comments or questions which "annoy" you is surely worth a lb. of rudeness.

carlag68

Jan 18, 2013

I would really appreciate it if nutritional information was included with the recipes, Please.

lovetocook01

Jan 18, 2013

I'm not a big fan of cinnamon could vanilla or other flavoring be substituted for the cinnamon without ruining the recipe.

jsm42 2250298

Jan 19, 2013

I don't know why not. It's your recipe. You can tweak it any way you want. I don't think using the vanilla with change it that much. There is only one way to find out. Go for it!

carolebyrne 687563 8

Jan 19, 2013

I've made these many times, and like using almond extract as the flavoring.

frederickdwf 49438 33

Nov 19, 2011

I like a lot of the recipes, but being diabetic, is there anyway of listing a sugar substitute along with the recipe? Could you use a certain amount of Nutra Sweet, for example, instead of 1 cup sugar? Could you use the light form of brown sugar for some recipes? Or do you need the 1 cup measure to get the right mix of wet to dry ingredients?

tap26us 6669036

Jan 19, 2013

If you read your sugar substitute box, it clearly states the amount to substitute for the sugar. If all else fails, read the directions.

CoreyB

Jan 19, 2013

White sugar contains 15 calories per teaspoon. Light brown sugar also contains 15 calories per teaspoon. I don't have any dark brown sugar in the house, but I think it has the same number of calories, too. The difference between those three sugars is the amount of molasses (a byproduct from making sugar) that is added back into white sugar. There is more molasses in dark sugar than in light sugar giving the dark sugar a stronger flavor. Light does not always mean fewer calories. If you substitute for the sugar, the flavor and texture of the baked product will likely change.

mary hlav

Jan 20, 2013

There are sugar free chocolate chips on the market. That would help with the amount of carbs you'd use in this recipe.