Today's Baking...Giant Chocolate Toffee Cookies

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I've been dying to make these cookies ever since the

March issue of Bon Appetit came into my house but I

couldn't find Heath Bars anywhere. I finally found them

this past weekend in a mall nearby. Yeah. So, here they

are...boy were they good. They are far from vegan (dairy

in the cookies and in the heath bars) but they are sooo

good. If you are vegetarian but not vegan you can enjoy

these, when wanting to treat yourself. They are far from

low fat too. For a treat, they are worth every bite!

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Giant Chocolate-Toffee Cookies

 

Recipe By : Bon Appetit, March 2000, p. 158

Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Full Fat Cookies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 lb bittersweet or semi-sweet

chocolate -- chopped

1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)

1 3/4 cups brown sugar (packed)

4 lg eggs

1 tbsp vanilla extract

5 1.4 oz Heath Bars -- coarsely chopped

1 cup walnuts -- toasted & chopped

 

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl;

whisk to blend. Stir chocolate and butter in top of

double boiler over simmering water until melted &

smooth.* Remove from over water. Cool mixture to

lukewarm.

 

Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in bowl until

thick, about 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture and

vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, then toffee and walnuts.

Chill batter until firm, about 45 minutes.

 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with

parchment or wax paper. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto

sheets, spacing 2-1/2 inches apart. Bake just until tops

are dry and cracked and cookies are still soft to the

touch, about 15 minutes. Cool on sheets. (Can be made 2

days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

 

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NOTES : Risa's notes:

 

* I used the microwave. My microwave is 1450 watts. It

was 2 times at 20 seconds and 1 at 15 seconds to get the

chocolate and butter melted and mixed together.

 

RisaG