recipe: chocolate dipped brickle cookies

February 22nd, 2013 | Posted by admin in Desserts

Here is the recipe for the cookies I made on the trip up north with the girls. They travel well and are delicious!

INGREDIENTS:
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1-1/3 cups (8-oz. pkg.) Heath® Bits ‘O Brickle™ Toffee Bits
• 1-½ cups Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Mini Kisses
• 2 Tablespoons Shortening

DIRECTIONS:
• Heat oven to 350˚F. Lightly grease cookie sheet.

• Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until blended. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and cream or tartar; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in toffee bits.

• Drop by heaping teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.

• Put the Mini Kisses and shortening into a bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until melted.