Butter Crunch Cookies
Butter Crunch Cookies are perfect holiday cookies, with delicious toffee bits and crunchy pecans in a buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie base.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar , packed
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Toffee bits , divided
- 1 cup pecans , chopped (divided)
Instructions
- To a stand mixer cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the eggs one at a time along with the almond extract and vanilla extract.
- Sift the flour and baking soda and add it to the stand mixer along with the salt on low speed until just combined.
- Stir in 3/4 cup toffee bits and 3/4 cup pecans.
- Cover and refrigerate the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Put the remaining toffee bits and pecans in a bowl.
- Using a cookie scoop (just over 1 tablespoon), scoop the dough into the topping mixture and roll gently, covering the exterior of the ball in some of the toffee bits and pecans.
- Place dough 2-inches apart and bake for 12 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 282kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.