Coffee Toffee Bars
Mom's Vintage Cookie Bars Retro Dessert Recipe from the 1960s
Equipment
- Large Metal Spoon
Ingredients
- 2.25 cups all purpose flour
- .25 tsp salt
- .5 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1.5 tbsp instant coffee
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- .5 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Then, combine your dry ingredients. Put in all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix it together. Then set it aside.
- Next add 1 cup of butter into stand mixer bowl. Then add brown sugar. Then, cream that together for a few minutes.
- Next, add almond extract. And the instant coffee of your choice, including decaffeinated options. For this recipe, we are using fully caffeinated Cafe Bustelo Instant Espresso! Now, we blend it together for a minute or two. Then, gradually start adding in the dry ingredients until it's fully combined.
- Now remove the mixing bowl from the stand mixer, and add semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Mix by hand. And finally, add 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts of your choice. Today, we'll be using walnuts. Mix by hand and incorporate everything in. This will take just about a minute.
- The next step is to evenly press the dough into a greased 9x13 pan.
- Now put it in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Once they are done, remove from the oven.
- Let the bars cool for about 10 minutes only, as it's best to cut into the bars while they are still warm. This recipe should yield 1-2 dozen, depending on how large a slice you give to your guests. Now serve and enjoy!
Notes
LEFTOVERS:
IF you have any leftovers, you should store them in an airtight container on your countertop or in the refrigerator. They should last at least 5 days, perhaps longer. You can also freeze these as sliced bars between parchment paper in an airtight container. When ready to eat, just remove them from the freezer a few hours before you are ready to eat them and they will be ready to consume. You can also reheat them at about 300 degrees (in an air fryer on reheat it best) for just a few minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 98mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 240IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg