Ingredients

  • 1 13 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 8 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped chocolate-covered english toffee bar (such as Heath or Skor)

Method

  • Place rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Set aside an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Place flour,baking soda and salt in a small bowl and whisk to blend well.
  • Place brown sugar, cream cheese and butter in a medium sized mixing bowl and beat with a hand-held electric mixer on medium speed until dough is lighter in texture, about 20 seconds.
  • Add egg and vanilla, mix briefly to blend.
  • Scrape down sides of bowl and add flour mixture.
  • Beat on low speed just until dry ingredients are blended inches.
  • Stir in chocolate-covered toffee with a wooden spoon.
  • Drop cookie batter by rounded tablespoons into twenty-four mounds onto baking sheet, spacing them 1-1/2 to 2 inches apart.
  • Bake until cookies appear dry and are golden, up to 20-25 minutes.
  • While cookies are baking, lay waxed paper on wire rack.
  • Remove baking sheet from oven and immediately transfer cookies to waxed paper.
  • Let cookies cool completely.