Break Out the Heath Bars for This Toffee Cookie Recipe (2024)

Calling all toffee lovers! Heath Bar cookies are a delicious toffee cookie recipe accented with chocolate and walnuts. In about an hour, you’ll have ooey, gooey chocolate toffee cookies made from a classic candy bar.

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Updated February 06, 2022

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For the Best Toffee Cookies, Use Heath Bars

Praise be to mom who delivered Claire's recipe a few days later.

Heath Bars. The secret ingredient was Heath Bars.

Well no wonder! If you like toffee as much as I do, you'll love these cookies.

Break Out the Heath Bars for This Toffee Cookie Recipe (5)

What Are Heath Bars?

Heath Bars are popular American chocolate-covered-toffee candy bars. They contain toffee, almonds and milk chocolate.

They were originally made by L.S. Heath (hence the name) in 1914. A former school teacher, Mr. Heath bought a candy store for his sons, who expanded it to an ice cream parlor and a factory.

In the 1980s, after years of family squabbling, the Heath Bar was sold to Leaf, Inc., a Finnish company. That company and the Heath Bar was later bought by The Hershey Company in 1996. Hershey, who made the Skor bar as competition to the Heath Bar, now owns both.

The Heath Bar is perfect for this recipe, because it contains toffee and nuts, resulting in delicious toffee cookies. You can also find Heath Bar bits in the baking aisle of your grocery store.

Tips for Storing Leftover Cookies

You can store leftover Heath Bar toffee cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to week (if they last that long!).

It's best not to refrigerate the baked cookies since the toffee can absorb moisture and lose its crunch.

How to Freeze Heath Bar Cookie Dough for Later

You can freeze the dough before baking. The best way to do so is to shape the cookie dough balls in advance and freeze them on a baking sheet. Then, transfer the frozen cookie balls into a freezer-safe, zip-top bag. They'll keep for about a month or so, as long as they are kept airtight.

You can place them directly from the freezer to your lined cookie sheets. You'll need to bake them a couple of minutes longer.

Alternately, you can defrost the dough the fridge the day before you plan on baking them. Then, bake as directed.

How to Freeze Cookie DoughREAD MORE:

More Toffee Recipes to Try!

English Toffee
Banoffee Cheesecake
Coffee Heath Bar Ice Cream
Carmelitas
Homemade Almond Roca

From the Editors Of Simply Recipes

Heath Bar Cookies

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time12 mins

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, light or dark
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped Heath Bar pieces (8 [1.4-ounce] bars)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Method

Whisk together the dry ingredients:
In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine the Heath Bar pieces and chopped walnuts. Set aside.
Beat the butter, sugars, and vanilla, then add eggs:
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown and white sugars, and vanilla. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
Make and chill the dough:
Add the flour mixture a third at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in the Heath bar walnut mixture. Chill cookie dough for at least 30 minutes (better to chill for an hour or longer).
Spoon the dough onto the cookie sheet:
Preheat oven to 350°F. On cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat, like Silpat, spoon out the cookie dough in small 1-inch diameter balls (the size of a large marble).
Place dough balls 3 inches away from each other on the cookie sheets. (Make sure there is plenty of room between the cookie balls, and that the cookie balls aren't too big. These cookies spread!)
Bake:
Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are just starting to brown. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.
Then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
61	Calories
3g	Fat
7g	Carbs
1g	Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 72
Amount per serving
Calories	61
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g	4%
Saturated Fat 2g	8%
Cholesterol 12mg	4%
Sodium 50mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 7g	3%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 5mg	0%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 14mg	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

Break Out the Heath Bars for This Toffee Cookie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What's in Heath Bar? ›

The Heath bar is a candy bar made of toffee, almonds, and milk chocolate, first manufactured by the Heath Brothers Confectionery in 1928.

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What is the definition or description of the bar cookie method? ›

A potluck staple, bar cookies (or bars) are made from a batter or stiff dough that is poured or pressed into a baking pan or baking dish, then baked, cooled and cut into bars, squares or diamonds. Bars can be single-layered (like brownies) or multi-layered – with cake-like or chewy textures.

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How did Ruth Wakefield make the chocolate chip cookie? ›

Sometime in the 1930s Wakefield came up with the recipe for chocolate chip cookies. She chopped a Nestlé semisweet chocolate bar into small pieces and dropped them into a cookie batter. The chocolate remained in chunks and did not melt. She called it the Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie.

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Why was the chocolate chip cookie so successful? ›

The chocolate chip cookie's popularity skyrocketed during World War II, when local soldiers who were stationed overseas received and shared care packages containing the treat with soldiers from around the U.S.

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How to break up HEATH Bars? ›

Once they've cooled a bit, you'll take a sharp knife and cut the giant heath bars into pieces. They'll break apart easily- kind of roughly cut into jig-jag pieces.

How much did toll house cookies cost in 1939? ›

Perhaps the more realistic story is that Wakefield created the Chocolate Chip Cookie “by dint of training, talent, and hard work”, knowing that the combination of these ingredients would live on as an American classic. In 1939, Wakefield sold Nestlé the rights to reprint her cookie recipe on their packages for $1.

How much did Ruth Wakefield sell her recipe for? ›

In 1939, Wakefield sold Nestlé the rights to reproduce her recipe on its packages (supposedly for only $1) and was hired to consult on recipes for the company, which was said to have provided her free chocolate for life.

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What is the number one cookie in the world? ›

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

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What was the original name of the chocolate chip cookie? ›

So I came up with Toll House cookie." She added chopped up bits from a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar into a cookie. The original recipe in Toll House Tried and True Recipes is called "Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookies".

Why were chocolate chip cookies an accident? ›

1. The chocolate chip cookie was created by accident. In the 1930s, Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, added broken chocolate bar pieces into her cookie batter thinking that they would melt. Instead, the classic dessert was born.

Is a Heath bar like a Skor Bar? ›

No, HEATH Bars and SKOR Bars are two similarly flavored but different candies. SKOR Bars feature crisp butter toffee in chocolate candy, while HEATH Bars have crunchy English toffee in chocolate candy.

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What are the ingredients in Butterfinger? ›

From the Package

CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, PEANUTS, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL), PEANUT FLOUR, NONFAT MILK, LESS THAN 2% OF COCOA, MILK, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR.

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Are HEATH Bars healthy? ›

Although Heath Bar should be enjoyed in moderation due to its high sugar and calorie content, it does contain some beneficial nutrients. It is a good source of calcium, iron, and magnesium, which are essential for maintaining healthy bones and muscles.