Spiced Toffee Cookies

Name: Spiced Toffee Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ; 1/4 cup molasses; 1 large egg; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup brickle toffee bits

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield about 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

I bake these cookies for family gatherings because my crowd likes cookies thin and chewy with a crispy exterior. The toffee bits make a happy surprise.—Gloria Bradley, Naperville, Illinois

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ
1/4 cup molasses
1 large egg
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup brickle toffee bits

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, 1 cup sugar and wheat germ until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in molasses and egg. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in toffee bits.
Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 186 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

I bake these cookies for family gatherings because my crowd likes cookies thin and chewy with a crispy exterior. The toffee bits make a happy surprise.—Gloria Bradley, Naperville, Illinois

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