Description
Brown Butter Coffee Toffee Cookies: Rich, café-style cookies where nutty brown butter meets bold coffee flavor and crunchy toffee bits, baked to bakery-quality perfection at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ tsp instant coffee or espresso powder
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup toffee bits
- ½ cup chocolate chips (optional)
- Optional: flaky sea salt for topping
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and cook until golden brown with a nutty aroma. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk brown butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, vanilla, and coffee powder. Mix well.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
- Fold in toffee bits and chocolate chips if using.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheets, spacing evenly.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are set and centers are soft.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired and cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- For extra chewiness, chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking.
- Be careful not to burn the brown butter; you want a nutty aroma and golden color.
- If you don’t have instant coffee, dissolve espresso powder in 1 teaspoon hot water for the same flavor.
- Cookies will continue to set as they cool; remove them from the sheet after 5 minutes to prevent overbaking.
- Toffee and chocolate chips can be adjusted or omitted based on preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/24 of the batch)
- Calories: Not specified
- Sugar: Not specified
- Sodium: Not specified
- Fat: Not specified
- Saturated Fat: Not specified
- Unsaturated Fat: Not specified
- Trans Fat: Not specified
- Carbohydrates: Not specified
- Fiber: Not specified
- Protein: Not specified
- Cholesterol: Not specified
Keywords: Brown Butter Coffee Toffee Cookies, coffee cookies, brown butter cookies, toffee cookies, café-style cookies, espresso cookies, bakery cookies, chocolate chip cookies, homemade cookies