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Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

September 11th, 2012

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Guess what? I have two weeks until I am going to Greece.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Since the day I met my Greek husband (which also happened to be during the Greece Olympics in 2004) I have wanted to go to my man’s “homeland”. But one thing or another, like pregnancy, and work, and then another pregnancy, and then having two toddlers… (You know, LIFE) just got in the way.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

But now I have a dear friend getting married there, and my husband is whisking me away for a romantic week on Mykonos! (with a day or two in Athens). I honestly can’t wait. The FOOD is supposed to be to die for. Not to mention the history and the beaches.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

And even though I am sitting at home staring at the small bathing suits that I pretend I will wear while I walk down the beach there, I am snacking on these cookies. They are so dang good, I can’t stop. I really can’t- not till they are gone I suspect.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

I made these for “the kids”and then put them in the freezer so I wouldn’t eat them. Turns out, that is not what is happening. Turns out, I like frozen cookies.

So, I will just settle for pretending I will wear a white monokini, (just like I pretend I will be tan) and keep my cookies…

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

To make these delicious, sweet, salty, smoky, chewy, crispy buttery discs of perfection, this is what you do:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a sheet pan with parchment or silpats.

In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar. Add the eggs and the vanilla and mix well.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and combine well.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Add the almonds, chocolate chips and toffee and combine well.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Scoop cookie dough onto the prepared sheet pans and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Remove from the heat and let the cookies cool on a rack.

Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Recipe: Milk Chocolate, Toffee and Smoked Almond Cookies

Ingredients

  • -1 cup butter, softened
  • -1 ½ cups sugar
  • -2 eggs
  • -1 tsp vanilla
  • -2 ¼ cups flour
  • -1 tsp baking soda
  • -½ tsp salt
  • -½ cup salted roasted smoked almonds, chopped
  • -10 ounce bag milk chocolate chips
  • -8 ounce bag toffee pieces

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a sheet pan with parchment or silpats.
  2. 2. In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar.
  3. 3. Add the eggs and the vanilla and mix well.
  4. 4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. 5. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and combine well.
  6. 6. Add the almonds, chocolate chips and toffee and combine well.
  7. 7. Scoop cookie dough onto the prepared sheet pans and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
  8. 8. Remove from the heat and let the cookies cool on a rack.

Preparation time: 5 minute(s)

Cooking time: 10 minute(s)

  1. Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen says:

    I love smoked almonds, and can’t believe I’ve never thought to include them in a cookie! For a person like me who loves the sweet + salty combo, it seems like a given! These look delish!

    11:08 pm on September 11th, 2012
  2. This is how I Cook says:

    These look yummy. Great use of the almonds! Have fun in Greece.

    12:39 am on September 12th, 2012
  3. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says:

    Smoked almond?! Awesome!

    3:55 am on September 12th, 2012
  4. Vicki B says:

    Greece! How wonderful! These cookies look like they’d be worth one of your juice fasts. Honestly, the name alone got me excited.

    6:43 am on September 12th, 2012
  5. Heather Christo says:

    Thanks Maggie!! I am obsessed with salty and sweet too! The smoky flavor just amps it up a little. plus they always make those smoked almonds EXTRA salty!!

    6:46 am on September 12th, 2012
  6. Heather Christo says:

    Thank You!! I can NOT wait for that trip!!

    6:46 am on September 12th, 2012
  7. Heather Christo says:

    LOL!! Good thinking Vicki!! Maybe a juice fast is totally in order next weekend before I hit the beaches!

    6:47 am on September 12th, 2012
  8. CHRISTINE says:

    YOU ARE SO FUNNY! YES, I’M THE SAME WAY WITH COOKIES,CAN’T HIDE THEM -MUST EAT THEM. ESPECIALLY DELICIOUS ONES….HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME IN GREECE!

    6:49 am on September 12th, 2012
  9. maria says:

    I love the smoked almonds in there!

    6:55 am on September 12th, 2012
  10. Heather Christo says:

    Thanks Christine! At least I really understand my weakness now. I think in the future I will bake them things that I don’t really want- how is that for a solution!?

    6:55 am on September 12th, 2012
  11. Heather Christo says:

    Thanks Maria!

    6:56 am on September 12th, 2012
  12. Heather | Farmgirl Gourmet says:

    HOW FUN!! I hope you have a fabulous time…and wear the monokini – you’ll most likely never see those people on the beach again in your life. :) The cookies look divine!!

    8:57 am on September 12th, 2012
  13. marla says:

    Smoky almonds?? Yes please!! Love these cookies :)

    9:48 am on September 12th, 2012
  14. Laura says:

    I can’t wait to make these. Sunday morning I will be first in line at the nut stall at the farmer’s market to get the almonds.

    9:57 am on September 12th, 2012
  15. Amy says:

    I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE POSTS ABOUT GREECE!!!!!! THEY DO HAVE THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD!
    My wish list for your trip is a fabulous new fish recipe…

    10:20 am on September 12th, 2012
  16. Heather Christo says:

    Oh yes! I should have tons of inspiration after visiting the islands!

    3:41 pm on September 12th, 2012
  17. Heather Christo says:

    Oh yum! they have smoked almonds at your farmers market!? Lucky, lucky!

    3:41 pm on September 12th, 2012
  18. Heather Christo says:

    Thanks Marla!!

    3:42 pm on September 12th, 2012
  19. Heather Christo says:

    LOL! You never know, maybe I will pack it…

    3:42 pm on September 12th, 2012
  20. Maria @PinkPatisserie says:

    I don’t think I could pass these up even if I was going to be on the cover of a magazine in a thong bikini. Sweet, salty divine!

    6:36 pm on September 12th, 2012
  21. Heather Christo says:

    Oh goodness. that made me laugh!

    6:46 pm on September 12th, 2012
  22. Nancy@acommunaltable says:

    I was just thinking of making cookies with smoked almonds – now I am definitely going to have to make them!!!

    7:29 pm on September 12th, 2012
  23. Heather Christo says:

    Oh good!! Yes- make em’, you won’t be disappointed!!

    7:47 pm on September 12th, 2012
  24. Esi says:

    I have a serious addiction to smoked almonds so I rarely buy them, but these cookies sound so good. I always love a salty component to desserts.

    8:22 am on September 13th, 2012
  25. JenMarie says:

    These look totally amazing in every way!

    2:33 pm on September 16th, 2012
  26. Heather Christo says:

    Thanks Jen Marie!

    7:02 pm on September 16th, 2012
  27. aida mollenkamp says:

    Um, what!? These sound amazing! And I’ll totally take a few of them frozen — maybe with some ice cream in between.

    8:44 pm on September 19th, 2012
  28. susan says:

    Greece, alone time with hubby, delish food – sounds like an awesome plan to me. I , too, like frozen cookies. Do you think there is a 12 step for that?

    8:41 am on September 21st, 2012
  29. marla says:

    Might you just come over and bake these cookies for us this weekend? Love ‘em!

    9:14 am on September 21st, 2012
  30. Allison [Girl's Guide to Social Media] says:

    yum yum yum! i just pinned these!!

    4:11 pm on September 23rd, 2012
  31. Kari@Loaves and Dishes says:

    I LOVE this flavor combo, yummo! I’m sharing these on FB right now! Hope you have a great trip to Greece.

    1:42 pm on September 24th, 2012
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