Butter Brickle Cookies

thetimelessbaker

Butter brickle cookies are a vintage slice and bake buttery cookie full of bits of butter brickle pieces.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

chilling time 12

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings cookies

Calories 79 kcal

Equipment

baking sheets
mixing bowls of various sizes
plastic wrap or parchment paper

Ingredients

1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 butter brickle candy bars (such as Heath bars), crumbled

Instructions

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift or whisk the 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar , 1/2 teaspoon salt and 4 cups all-purpose flour
In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the 1 cup unsalted butter, 1/4 cup shortening, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup brown sugar, until light and fluffy.
Add in the 2 large eggs, beaten, followed by the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add in the sifted dry ingredients, followed by the 6 butter brickle candy bars (such as Heath bars), crumbled.
Form dough into logs, around 2" in diameter. Wrap logs of dough in either plastic wrap or parchment paper. Refrigerate overnight (or freeze if not planning to bake right away).
Slice dough 1/4" thick; place on lined baking sheet and bake @350°F 10-12 minutes (increase baking time by 2 minutes if baking from frozen state). * Cool cookies on wire rack and store in airtight container.

Notes

To store in refrigerator: store dough logs up to 7 days
To store in freezer: store dough logs for up to 3 months. Add 2 minutes to the baking time if baking from a frozen state.
Baked cookies: store at room temperature up to 3 days in an airtight container; store baked cookies in freezer up to 45 days in an airtight container

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 35mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 86IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.4mg