The Best Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies, this cookie is delightfully soft, chewy, crispy around the edges and very easy to make! They are made using flavourful browned butter, skor toffee bits and a hint of vanilla; which make for a very irresistible treat! This is a cookie recipe that deliciously addictive and makes for the perfect sweet snack, bake sale treat or cookie box gift! Recipe also includes easy steps for browning butter!
Love Brown Butter? Try my Brown Butter White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies and my Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies!
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The Best Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies
These cookies are so dangerously delicious, and oh so very addictive! Afterall, they are browned butter cookies and buttah makes it taste better. They are the perfect treat to share with family, friends, enjoy on your own, or bring to a bake sale. Whatever the occasion, wherever the setting, it is bound to be a hit! So to find out how to make rich and buttery thin, soft and chewy toffee cookies, read below!
Here’s why I love these Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies:
- The perfect cookies for a bake sale, personal enjoyment, family and friend gathering or a holiday cookie box
- Anything with brown butter adds depth of flavour, and this cookie recipe is no different
- You can make them as thick or a thin as you like
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What is Browned Butter?
This is the secret. The cat is out the bag. Browned butter is regular butter that has been cooked over medium-low heat, until it has turned a warm amber colour. Once browned, it gives a nutty aroma that provides such a great, and distinctive flavour. Paired with the skor toffee bits, it’s to die for!
How to Make Browned Butter
All you need is butter, a pan (preferably light in colour), and something to stir it with.
Step One: Add Butter to Small Skillet or Pot, cut butter into smaller pieces, and place into a small skillet.
Step Two: Heat Butter, heat skillet or pot over medium-low heat. Once melted, the butter will begin to foam and sizzle. You want to ensure a constant stir to prevent burning. Once browned, you will visibly see the colour change to amber/golden yellow and the smell will be nutty, buttery, and distinctively bold.
Step Three: Remove, remove the butter from the heat and transfer to a heat safe dish to cool.
TSS Tip: Use room temperature butter (if you use cold butter is has the tendency to splatter and burn easily).
What You Need to Make Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies
- Unsalted Browned Butter softened/room temperature
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated White Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Eggs
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- All Purpose Flour spooned and leveled
- Skor or Regular Toffee Bits
How to Make the Best Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies
Step One: Brown Butter – over medium-low heat, melt butter in a saucepan. Allow to simmer until the butter begins to turn a warm amber color with a nutty aroma. Pour the butter (including the more browned pieces settled at the bottom) into a mixing bowl. Allow to cool to room temperature, around 15 minutes. Once butter has cooled, add brown sugar and white granulated sugar to the bowl, mix until well incorporated ensuring to scrap down the sides.
Step Two: Add Wet Ingredients – add eggs one at a time, mixing in-between each addition. Add vanilla, mix until incorporated.
Step Three: Add Dry Ingredients, Combine & Chill – add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Fold in skor bits, do not overmix batter. Place dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
Step Four: Preheat Oven – preheat oven to 350°F or 177°C. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat; set aside.
Step Five: Scoop – remove from fridge, scoop about a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough at a time and roll into balls (use a cookie scoop if you have one on hand, mine were 40g each)
Step Six: Bake, Remove and Enjoy – place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes until edges golden brown. The centers will still be soft for “soft and chewy cookies”. For crispier cookies, bake for an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest for a few minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Where to Find Toffee Bits?
You can find them at many grocery stores in the Chipits Brand in the baking aisle where chocolate chips are kept, or at bulk food stores such as Bulk Barn.
Recipe Tips for Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies
- When browning your butter, cut butter into smaller pieces. Ensure it’s at room temp and don’t stop stirring to ensure even cooking, and use a light colour pan to know when your butter is browned and ready to be removed from the heat.
- If you want a slightly thicker or “dough-i-er” cookie, add another 1/4 to 1/3 cup of flour to the cookie dough.
- Ensure your butter is cooled to room temperature, especially when adding the egg to the sugar-butter mixture. Cooked eggs are not apart of the recipe.
- Chill your dough. This can be difficult especially when warm cookies are in view, but I can guarantee you’ll have even better tasting cookies if you allow your dough to cool.
Browned Butter Toffee Cookies Step by Step Recipe Video
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Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookie Last Minute Tips
- When browning butter, be very vigilant and don’t allow it to get too brown as the liquids will start to evaporate.
- The more brown bits and specks at the bottom of the pan are toasted milk solids, ensure to include it in the cookie batter – this is where most of the flavour comes from.
- 10 mins on 350 degrees Fahrenheit is all you need!
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The Best Browned Butter Skor Toffee Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Browned Butter softened/room temperature
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 3/4 cup Granulated White Sugar
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour spooned and leveled
- 3/4 – 1 cup Skor or Regular Toffee Bits
Instructions
- Over medium-low heat, melt butter in a saucepan. Allow to simmer until the butter begins to turn a warm amber color with a nutty aroma. Pour the butter (including the more browned pieces settled at the bottom) into a mixing bowl. Allow to cool to room temperature, around 15 minutes. Once butter has cooled, add brown sugar and white granulated sugar to the bowl, mix until well incorporated ensuring to scrap down the sides.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing in-between each addition. Add vanilla, mix until incorporated.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Fold in skor bits, do not overmix batter. Place dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350°F or 177°C. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat; set aside.
- Remove from fridge, scoop about a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough at a time and roll into balls (use a cookie scoop if you have one on hand, mine were 40g each)
- Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes until edges golden brown. The centers will still be soft for “soft and chewy cookies”. For crispier cookies, bake for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for a few minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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36 Comments
LC
September 19, 2020 at 8:37 pmThese are easy and delicious and DEFINITELY addicting!
Taneisha Morris
October 4, 2020 at 3:30 amWoohooo! Thank you so much LC!! So so glad you loved them, as much as I do! Enjoy!!
NT
September 21, 2020 at 2:49 amMade these cookies tonight…. one. word, BOMB!!! Must try – so addictive as well. Thanks Taneisha
Taneisha Morris
October 4, 2020 at 3:30 amYess!! Thank you so much for your review! Means so much, so happy you enjoyed! Thank you NT!
Aesha
September 23, 2020 at 3:00 pmThis recipe is absolutely amazing. I’m a baker myself and to be honest, I would give this recipe a 10/10. Crunchy on the outside, and chewy on the inside. Just the way the perfect cookie should be. My kids are begging for more.
Taneisha Morris
October 4, 2020 at 3:29 amYayyyy! Music to my ears! So happy you enjoyed! Thank you for such amazing feedback Aesha!
Samiah Nicole
October 14, 2020 at 3:46 pmThese cookies are so delicious! They’re buttery, soft and will melt in your mouth! So glad I found it!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:38 pmThey sure do! I love the melt in your mouth part, so much yum! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks Samiah!
Jessica Lawson
October 15, 2020 at 11:38 amI’m always on the hunt for brown butter cookie recipes and this one is bomb. So buttery, chewy and delicious. These will definitely be part of my holiday baking bonanza.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:39 pmHoliday Baking Bonanza! Yesss! I love it! Thanks Jessica, glad you enjoyed!
Robin
October 17, 2020 at 6:33 amThese cookies are a favorite I like to pair with a cup of tea. I honestly have to control myself because I alone could eat them all in one setting.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:39 pmHahah! Yup, I know the feeling! Thanks so much Robin, appreciate the feedback!
Lauren Harris
October 17, 2020 at 6:36 amI’m a big fan of browned butter everything and these cookies were perfect. Both chewy and soft at the same time. Will be making these again for sure!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:40 pmAbsolutely!! Definitely soft, but chewy! Thank you Lauren!
Immaculate Ruému
October 19, 2020 at 3:33 amYou had me at brown butter. These cookies were so easy to make and absolutely delicious!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:37 pmYay, so glad and happy to hear that! Thanks so much Immaculate!
Barry J.
October 19, 2020 at 11:46 amI made these last night and they are so good! The brown butter and coffee really make this a 5 star recipe. I’ll be making these over the holidays and can’t wait!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:36 pmThank you so much Barry! A holiday must for sure!!
Marta
October 19, 2020 at 12:37 pmI loved that these cookies baked up chewy, but thin. I haven’t had a Skor bar in years and these were a great way to reintroduce them to my diet, LOL!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:36 pmHahhaah! A little addition of some Skor Toffee Bits definitelyyy won’t hurt, haha! Thanks Marta!
Chenée Lewis
October 19, 2020 at 1:10 pmI LOVE brown butter and combining it with bits of toffee in these cookies is a winner for me!! They’re SO good. I can’t wait to make them again.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:35 pmBrowned Butter + Skor Toffee Bits…yup, that’ll do it haha! Thanks so much Chenee!!
Krysten
October 19, 2020 at 1:54 pmThese cookies come out perfect every single time! The brown butter step is definitely a must! Serving these up for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:34 pmThey are absolutely perfect for the holidays, a sure crowd pleaser! Thank you so much for the great feedback Krysten!
Jazz
October 21, 2020 at 11:26 amI knew these cookies would be good based on the ingredients and they were! Your instructions were so helpful and my sister has already demanded we make them again.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:33 pmYayyy! Your sister is my kinda gal, haha! Thank you so much Jazz!
Christy Hoover
October 21, 2020 at 1:32 pmI have been looking for different cookie recipes to bake for this holiday season! These cookies will forever be in rotation. They are so delicious.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:33 pmThank you so much Christy! They stay in our rotation of baked goods as well! So much yumm!
Mila
October 21, 2020 at 3:43 pmI loved how soft and chewy these were. And the browned butter WHEWWW!
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:32 pmYes!! I love that part too! The browned butter makes a world of difference!! Thank you so much!
Tamara
October 21, 2020 at 5:33 pmEverything about these cookies were amazing. Chewy, thin, and full of flavor. Definitely making these again soon.
Taneisha Morris
November 3, 2020 at 10:43 pmWoohoo!! So happy to hear this!! The browned butter adds soooooo much flavour! Just so good, thanks so much Tamara!
Dawn
February 9, 2021 at 5:34 pmThe hardest part of this recipe? Letting it cool!
The next hardest thing? Not eating them all as they came out of the oven!
I live in a tiny house with only a cheep toaster oven and they came out great!
Carita
March 2, 2021 at 8:43 pmI’ve never tried brown butter ANYTHING and boy have I been missing out! These cookies are to-die-for!!!! Will be making these again and again!!!
Elizabeth
July 23, 2021 at 5:38 pmHi! Can I make the dough ahead of time and store in the fridge?
Taneisha Morris
August 6, 2021 at 11:27 amHi Elizabeth, you most definitely can! I recommend you place the whole dough ball(s) on the counter for about 20min – 1/2hr before you plan to bake them so it’s easier to mold into individual sizes before baking!