SALTED TOFFEE CASHEW COOKIES

Salted Toffee Cashew Cookies image

When I get toffee bits, butterscotch chips and cashews together in one cookie, the sweet and salty combo is nearly impossible to resist. -Crystal Schlueter, Babbitt, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cups chopped salted cashews
1 cup brickle toffee bits
1 cup butterscotch chips
Salted whole cashews

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chopped cashews, toffee bits and butterscotch chips., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Press a whole cashew into each cookie. Bake 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 129mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.