The "Golden Child" Toffee Pretzel Milk Chocolate Cookies
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The "Golden Child" Toffee Pretzel Milk Chocolate Cookies
Description
The dough begins with cold cubed butter creamed with brown and white sugar until light and fluffy, creating a rich, tender base. Eggs and vanilla add moisture and flavor. Flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt provide structure and the correct texture. The mix-ins—milk chocolate chips, Heath bar toffee chunks, and salted pretzels—introduce multiple layers of sweetness and crunch.
Cookies portioned into large 4-ounce balls on light-colored baking sheets bake at 400°F for 9-11 minutes. The high heat quickly sets the exterior while the centers remain soft and chewy. The recipe recommends waiting 10 minutes after baking to allow the cookies to firm up before moving or eating. A sprinkle of Maldon sea salt flakes can be added after baking for an extra salty contrast that enhances flavors.
Using light-colored baking sheets prevents the cookie bottoms from overbrowning or burning, and cold or barely softened butter produces better texture by controlling spread. This cookie offers a complex combination of salty and sweet with varied textures suitable for those who enjoy a richer cookie treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter cut into cubes
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate toffee chunks (Heath Bar)
- 1 cup pretzels salted
- sea salt optional, flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, add cold, cubed butter, brown sugar, and sugar and mix for 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl several times.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer.
- Fold in flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix for 30 seconds.
- Add milk chocolate chips, chocolate toffee chunks, and salted pretzels. Mix until combined.
- If you have a food scale, I suggest using it to weigh out 4 ounce balls of cookie dough. This recipe can be made any size but I prefer 4-ounce cookies. Place on a light-colored baking sheet and make sure to give ample space for spreading.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. These cookies are best a tad underbaked. The cookies will set up after removed from the oven. Allow the cookies to set-up for 10 minutes after removing from the oven before placing on a cooling rack or eating.
- If you want an extra salty sweet combination, lightly sprinkle the cookies with Maldon sea salt flakes.
Notes
- Use cold or barely softened butter to achieve the best cookie texture and spread control.
- Light-colored baking sheets help prevent the cookie bottoms from browning or burning too quickly.
- Weighing cookie dough into 4-ounce balls produces larger, chewy cookies, but size can be adjusted to preference.
- Allow cookies to set for 10 minutes after baking, as they firm up while cooling.
- Optionally sprinkle Maldon sea salt flakes after baking to intensify the sweet-salty balance.
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