Toffee and Double Chocolate Cookies | Secret Recipe Club

I was thrilled when I read my email about a month ago.  I received my April Secret Recipe assignment.  I recognized this blog immediately and was excited.  This month I was paired with Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake.  I have been an admirer and follower of her blog for quite sometime. 

Liz has been blogging since March of 2010 and she has many loyal followers.  Just sifting through her extensive well rounded assortment of recipes, you know why.  Each recipe is approachable, tasty and mouthwatering.  She focuses her blog on her cooking and baking while her hubby and 3 kids stay outside the focus of her camera.  If you have not had the opportunity to browse through her blog, I would highly encourage you to – you certainly won’t be disappointed.  Trust me.  Smile.

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If you have not heard of the Secret Recipe Club yet, let me give you a quick snapshot of what the entire buzz is about.  It is a group of food bloggers who once a month are assigned to another food blog and get the opportunity to peruse a new food blog along with selecting a recipe you want to make.  The best part is the reveal day – you find out who had your blog and visa-versa.  It is fun to see what recipe caught their eye.  Sometimes it is a recent recipe and other times folks really dig deep to the archives.  If you are interested in joining, simply click here to learn how.

After multiple visits to Liz’s blog, I finally made my selection.  She posted her Toffee and White Chocolate Chunk Cookies.  They instantly made my mouth water and knew I needed to make them.  I went to the store yesterday in search of Heath Bars without avail. Thus I needed to substitute and the next best thing was the toffee heath bits in the chocolate chip section.  I also decided to add in dark chocolate chips and a tinge more vanilla.  The end result was simply magical.  Big smile.  Haven’t decided if these will go to my office or hubbies.  Either way – these will make many folks have a happy Monday.

Toffee and Double Chocolate Cookies

Make 4 ½ dozen cookies

1 ¾ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 Cup Heath bar toffee bits

1/2 cup coconut, shredded
1 Cup white chocolate chips

1 Cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375º. Line baking sheets with parchment and set aside.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add vanilla and egg. Beat well. Add flour, baking soda and salt to creamed mixture. Mix well. Add oats, toffee pieces, coconut and white and dark chocolate chips. Mix well. Use a one inch ice cream scooper and place a scoop of dough on baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 11 minutes. Allow cookies to cool a few minutes - then remove to cooling rack.

Originally adapted from The Cafe Sucre Farine