Delicious Homemade Toffee Bars

5 — Votes 11 votes

Crunchy and delicious, these homemade toffee bars are incredibly satisfying and come together really quickly!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Squares

Author: Shelley S.

½ pound (2 sticks or 8 ounces) butter softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour regular or gluten-free
1 jumbo size (7.56 ounces) Hershey Bar or same amount of chocolate of your choice
½ cup chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla, then stir in the flour and salt until well mixed.
Pack the crust into a 9x13 greased or parchment lined baking sheet. (Notes from Shelly: I make it into a rectangle, leaving 1 inch because it will come to the edge as it bakes – I use my fingers. You want it to be about ¼-½ inch thick. If it is to thick, it won't cook evenly.)
Bake 20 to 25 minutes until nicely browned.
Take the toffee cookie bars out of the oven (the crust will be soft!), immediately place the broken chocolate on top, and let it stand until softened. Spread the chocolate evenly over the crust.
Sprinkle the chocolate with chopped pecans (or any other topping you want to add). Then, cut into small squares while warm – a pizza cutter is perfect for this.
Let the toffee squares finish cooling to harden, then serve and enjoy!

Tips and Tricks:

Pack the crust - this crust (before baked) is dry and crumbly, so when you press the crust into the baking sheet, be sure to really pack it in. You’ll want the crust to be ¼-½ inch thick and as packed (read: not crumbly) as possible.
Trust the recipe - as mentioned above, the crust is quite crumbly (almost sand-like) before heading into the oven. Trust the recipe, though, the crust will hold and the end product will be really, really delicious!
Pop them back in the oven - if you’re waiting a while for your chocolate to melt, feel free to pop the tray of toffee bars back into the oven for a couple of minutes to speed up the process!
Cut while warm - cutting the toffee bars while they’re warm is the easiest way to get a clean cut.