Toffee Butter Cookies with Chololate

There's something so fun about eating seasonal things... you only get them once a year! That means you look forward to them with eager anticipation. One of my favorite Christmas treats is English toffee. I love the crunch and the chocolate. It's so so good. Living in a tiny town has its perks. Kim, the woman who works at the post office, is a master candy maker. During the Christmas season, she makes huge plates of her famous candy and spiced nuts that you can nibble on while you are in the post office. I pretty much plan my day's calories around my post office trips because you know I don't just stop at one piece of English toffee. It's just too good to say no to.

In honor of my toffee love, I thought that I would make a cookie that replicated the deliciousness of English Toffee because who doesn't need English Toffee Cookies in their life?! These are buttery, rich, with a light layer of chocolate. Pretty much cookie perfection! Toffee Butter Cookies are a must make this week.

 

I'm not sure why a little drizzle of chocolate makes things feel so fancy, but these are sure to impress without much work. I'm on board with that.

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These cookies were part of a really fun food blogger cookie swap! A REAL one, not just an online thing!

I signed up and sent a dozen cookies to 3 other food bloggers and, in return, had 3 packages of cookies show up in my mailbox. It was a really fun way to get to know more faces in the food blogging community as well as support the Cookies for Kid's Cancer fund. Each of us donated to the cancer research fund in order to participate, which I thought was an awesome idea (You can use the link above to donate too! The more the merrier.). Last year they made over $3,000 and I'm sure this year was even better.

I sent a box of these cookies to Jessie at Life as a Strawberry, Victoria at Love, Laugh, Cook, and Erin at Dinner, Dishes & Dessert.

Getting boxes in return was SO much fun.

I got a box of Salted Chocolate Pistachio Cookies from Annalise at Completely Delicious. I love Annalise and was totally star-struck to get a box from her! The cookies were fabulous!

I also got a box of Cranberry Shortbread Cookies from Julie at Julie Bakes. They were shortbread perfection! I'm so happy to have the recipes.

I'm thinking about hosting something like this next year (and not limiting it to food bloggers), because it was just so fun. Mail is the best. Mail with cookies inside is pretty much amazing!

Have a great week friends! What things do you still have on your Christmas list to get done? I need to wrap gifts, but I don't think I'll be able to stick them under the tree this year because destructo-baby would have them unwrapped in no time. Though he has been great at not taking ornaments off the tree.

Thanks for being here. You are the best!