toffee chocolate kiss
This is a shortbread-type cookie filled with toffee bits and pecans then topped with a Kiss! Or stuffed with a Kiss! This cookie is so good. My favorite cookie creation this year. It is a spin-off of one of Paula Deen's recipes. I show three ways in my photo to use the Kiss - on top of the cookie, upside down on the cookie and stuffed inside the cookie.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These toffee chocolate kiss cookies are a delicious combination of sweet and salty. The shortbread cookie is filled with toffee bits and pecans. When warm, it's topped with a chocolate candy kiss that softens a bit. You get a buttery and nutty cookie crunch and a soft and creamy chocolate candy in each bite. Delish!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
36 Min
method
Bake
yield
38 cookie(s)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar (scant cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup toffee bits
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped, optional
- 38 - chocolate kisses, unwrapped
How To Make toffee chocolate kiss
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line pans with parchment paper or lightly spray pans (otherwise the toffee will stick). In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed until creamy. -
Step 2Add sugar and beat well.
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Step 3Add vanilla extract and mix well.
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Step 4In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
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Step 5Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well until it 'starts' to come together.
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Step 6Then add toffee and pecans. The dough will be crumbly.
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Step 7Shape the dough into 1 - 1 1/2" balls. Squeeze the dough together and then roll it into a ball. If it breaks apart, squeeze it together again and roll. Place onto the prepared cookie sheets.
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Step 8Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until the cookie just starts to brown along the bottom edge.
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Step 9Remove from the oven. Immediately press the chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks.
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Step 10If you want to stuff the kiss inside the cookie, shape the dough into 1 1/2" balls. Squeeze the dough together and then roll it into a ball. Push a kiss (tip first) into the ball. Use a little more dough to cover the bottom if needed. Gently roll again to make a nice ball shape. Place onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just starts to brown along the bottom edge. Cool on the pan for 2 minutes. Then remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks. A member also mentioned spreading the chocolate kiss on top of the cookie. To do this, I would place a chocolate kiss on top of the cookies when they come out of the oven and move them to a cooling rack. Wait about 10 minutes and then spread the chocolate over the cookie. Allow to cool for the chocolate to set up.
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