This recipe for English Toffee Bars was one of my favorite desserts when I was growing up.
My mom would let us choose what we wanted to take into our class for birthday treats, and often this was what I chose. I am sure she was happy with my choice as it is a very easy dessert to make.
Here are the basic steps:
- Make the dough for the bottom layer.
- Press it down in a greased 13″ x 9″ pan.
- Bake.
- Remove and sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the bottom layer.
- Cover the pan with a larger baking sheet (like a cookie sheet) so that the chips will melt for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the cover, and smooth out the melted chips.
- Let chocolate cool and harden.
- Cut into squares.
- Eat!!!
English Toffee Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups flour
- 3 drops of maple flavoring I have substituted almond flavoring or left it out if I did not have this ingredient.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
Instructions
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Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg yolk. (It would help if the butter is softened.)
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Add flour and flavorings.
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Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with 2 cups (1 bag) of chocolate chips.
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Let chips melt and then spread so the chocolate makes a smooth layer.
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Cut when cool.
Recipe Notes
**I usually use semi-sweet chocolate chips, but milk chocolate could be used.
**My directions say to cut the bars before the chocolate is cooled, but I almost always wait until after the chocolate is cooled. The chocolate could be hard to cut, so you may want to cut before it is completely hardened or use a sharp knife.
Yummy!! Love these English toffee bars! Off to see more! Thanks for hosting as usual!!
Thanks! Food posts are always fun to see!
Thanks so much for another great party!! Love the English Toffe Bars 😉
Have a great day!!
Thanks! You’ll have to let me know if you try them!
This is almost like the recipe I grew up with. We never added maple to it though. It’s now my kids favorite treat! Thanks for hosting!
I don’t put maple in a lot either because I usually don’t have it, but I do like the taste of it! You’re welcome!
you had me at toffee– this sounds delicious– thanks for sharing the recipe. I’m pinning and sharing it, too 🙂
Thanks for the share! We love it and it’s easy!