Do you read Cookies & Cups? If not, you need to.
Not only is Shelly hilarious, but she also makes the most delicious and fun desserts in every.single.post. I can not stop drooling over her Chubby Hubby Bars or Pumpkin Dump Cake. Really, I should have an email folder dedicated to the recipes from her blog that I send myself. Either that or I should move in with her.
That wouldn’t be creepy.
So when I saw her Chocolate Toffee Bars I immediately added them to my must make list. I put a bit more emphasis on the peanut butter in the recipe and was thrilled with how they came out.
The only problem was, they are too good. I’m not kidding. I couldn’t keep myself from eating these as soon as they came out of the oven. The only thing that saved me was knowing I had to donate some to a LCC Foundation raffle.
I think from now on, I need someone to come and remove desserts from my apartment immediately after photographing them for the blog. Any takers?
Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Toffee Bars
Makes 24 bars
Peanut Butter Toffee Crust
Ingredients:
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cup Nutter Butter crumbs (~10 cookies)
1/2 cup toffee bits
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13X9 pan with butter or cooking spray; set aside
Combine melted butter, cookie crumbs and toffee bits
Press crust mixture into pan; crust will be very thin
Bake for about 10 minutes or until crust is a nice medium shade of gold
Chocolate Peanut Butter Filling
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (any fat content will do)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Directions:
While crust is baking, combine chocolate and peanut butter chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat
Stir ingredients together until melted and remove from heat
Pour evenly over prepared crust; set aside
Cookie Topping
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup toffee bits
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside
With an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugars at high speed
Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined
Reduce speed to low and stir in flour mixture
Stir in toffee bits and chocolate chips
Once combined, drop dough by large spoonfuls over the filling
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until topping is lightly browned
Allow to cool before serving
Adapted from Cookies and Cups who originally adapted the recipe from Making Memories
Any other blogs you are loving right now?
I’ll take that job! Yum! And thanks for introducing me to another fabulous blog :)
These look amazing, my dear! Lately I’ve been loving A Cozy Kitchen (http://acozykitchen.com/) and Iowa Girl Eats (www.iowagirleats.com). Although my favorite blogs go in waves.
Yay, two new blogs to me!
Looks wonderful.
awww, yay! so glad you liked them. I honestly LOVE those bars. LOVE.
I would be glad to take some off your hands. If only you would take some off of mine. I am not sure whether I should love you or hate you for the Cookies & Cups link. Thank you! I think.
I LOVE her blog too! Shes hilarious. http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/ has a REALLY similar style. I love visiting both of their blogs and http://www.krissys-creations.com/ . They’ve all got super yummy treats all the time!!
I also love Confessions! The two of them are amazing.
Oh my gosh if I made those I’m pretty sure I’d have the same problem. Dangerous stuff!! But they look amazinggg!!
If you find someone to take them off your hands after photographing, send that person to me house too! I find myself nibbling on ends and pieces and the next thing you know I’ve eaten way more than I planned… The bars look awesome!
oh I love the idea of adding toffee to what I already thought was the perfect bar! wow!
The gorgeous layers in these bars say it all…. “EAT ME!”
WOW! These looks so great! I would eat all of them.
Are you taking applications?
No need to apply, it is first com, first serve:-)
Wow – these are truly too delicious for words. I think if I had them in my house, I’d sit and eat the whole thing with a big glass of milk!
I move in with you guys!!! They look awesome! I need to make them as well! Soon!
Come on over:-)
Oh, these look so soft and divine!
Oh my goodness, I’m not surprised that you couldn’t stop eating them. I wouldn’t even have any left to photograph!
I will gladly take them off your hands – We dont live far!
Next time I’ll call you!
Can’t wait to ttry this!!
Let me know if you do!!
Can’t wait to check out Shelly’s blog and I wish I were your neighbor. These look amazing and I would make a pig of myself. Oink!
Lol!
I would have no problem taking these babies off your hands! Look delicious, girl. You always get me with the peanut butter :)
Yum!!! These look fantastic!
Happy Friday!!
Awesome bars! And I do read her blog, and love it too!
Thanks for the rec, Cookies & Cups sounds fun! :)
You will love it!
These look absolutely delicious ! Great job! Buzzed it, thanks for sharing! =]
Dude, did you see the Reese’s cake she posted last night? I died. And gained ten pounds just thinking about how I’m probably going to eat the whole thing. Unless you come over and we eat it together. Plan?
Man I love these…cookie bars are kind of the best things ever.
OMG, that Reese’s post was amazing… I seriously could live off her desserts. Hmm, if we split it that wouldn’t be too bad at all:-)
These would be a REAL problem in my house- like I would eat ALL of them!!!
Yum! These bars look delicious! Great combo of flavors!
these sound so good! i remember seeing these – i love her blog, too :)
These look great! love the photos!!
Lovely pics and great post! The combination of chocolate and peanut butter can never fail!!
These look so yummy, and thanks for reminding me about those chubby hubby bars! I have to make those!
I think I want to make the “pumpkin dump cake” just because it is so fun to say!
OH WOW!! I’m swooning over here…..these look sinfully delicious and I would die for a bit or two right now. My dang salad isn’t cutting it ;)
Keep us drooling over here!!
xxoo
Mmm! I’ve been obsessed with toffee lately and this looks just lovely!
These looks divine, good amount of chocs and peanuts. I see your last two posts feature peanuts. I’ve eaten quite a lot in the last two days and still not sick of it yet!
if you want to get rid of these bars…send them my way!
I love all the layers in these bars! I would be a danger to myself with these around too, so decadent!
I love ooey chewy gooey! These look fabulous! I think it’s only fair we make a schedule. We’ll all just rotate coming over for your leftovers!!! : )
Great idea!
Love these cookies! Bar cookies are always my favorite…easy and chewy :) These have so many fantastic flavors going on!
omygosh. i have no more words.
Raising hand … I will take those desserts out of your apt!!! Haha. I usually just bring my leftovers to work, otherwise I will eat it all … in one sitting ;)
I do read Cookies & Cups and drool daily over there.
Which I am doing right now with these.
I loooooove toffee. And bars. And PB, and chewy things. Perfection girlie!
My desserts often don’t even make it through the photography session! I pack them away to bring to work, but somehow I manage to sneak in there and sample a few…. :) These look like an example of one such dessert that I would NOT be able to keep my hands off!
Oh my goodness! Thank you for opening my eyes to Shelly’s blog! It truly is full of mouth-watering treats – especially this one =)
Thanks for sharing about ‘Cookies and Cups’. LOVING that blog! :)
yum yum yum yum. I need to make these!
Those look unbelievably good. No wonder you were tempted!
Peanut butter, chocolate AND toffee? Duuuuude. You’re killin’ me!
I do love Cookies & Cups. She and I, we seem to think a lot alike. ;)
These bars looks de-lish!