Description
These Levain Bakery Chocolate Toffee Cookies are thick, rich, and loaded with melty chocolate chunks and buttery toffee bits. Inspired by the famous NYC cookie, this version adds a caramel twist and stays wonderfully soft in the center. A dreamy cookie for serious chocolate lovers.
Ingredients
1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
0.75 cup light brown sugar, packed
0.5 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon cornstarch
0.75 teaspoon baking soda
0.75 teaspoon salt
1.5 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chunks
1 cup toffee bits (or chopped Heath bars)
0.5 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
1. In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat the cold butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy—about 4 minutes.
2. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture on low speed until just combined.
4. Gently fold in the chocolate chunks and toffee bits. If using nuts, fold them in here as well.
5. Scoop large balls of dough (about 1/3 cup each) onto a lined baking sheet. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake cookies for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers are still gooey. Let cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Use cold butter and chill the dough to keep the cookies thick.
Chop chocolate bars for puddles of melted chocolate in every bite.
For even more gooeyness, underbake slightly and let cookies set on the pan.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: chocolate toffee cookies, Levain copycat, bakery-style cookies