DOUBLE CHOCOLATE TOFFEE COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl beat butter and shortening with a mixer on medium 30 seconds. Add both sugars, salt, and baking soda. Beat on medium 2 minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour.
• Microwave half of the dark chocolate pieces until melted and smooth, stirring often. Divide dough in half. Stir melted chocolate and the remaining chocolate pieces into half of the dough. Stir toffee bits into the remaining dough.
• For each cookie, roll 2 Tbsp. of each dough into a ball, then roll balls together to make one ball. Place about 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Flatten to about 3/4-inch thickness.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Remove; cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; whisk to blend. Stir chocolate and butter in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in bowl until thick, about 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, then toffee and nuts. Chill batter until firm, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto sheets, spacing 2 1/2 inches apart. Bake just until tops are dry and cracked but cookies are still soft to touch, about 15 minutes. Cool on sheets. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)