Brown Butter Malted Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars Recipe
These bars are a decadent blend of nutty brown butter, sweet toffee, malt powder, and chocolate chips, all tied together with a delicate finishing touch of sea salt flakes and additional chocolate chunks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 24 bars
- Category: cookie bars, sweet treats, browne butter chocolate chip bars, toffee bars, malted milk powder, baking with malted milk, malted milk toffee chip bars
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: cookie bars, sweet treats, browne butter chocolate chip bars, toffee bars, malted milk powder, baking with malted milk, malted milk toffee chip bars
Ingredients
- 2 Xl eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 12 Tablespoons unsalted browned butter, cooled
- 1 Tablespoons Vanilla Bean Paste
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Hoosier Hill Malted Milk Powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup toffee bits
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks
- Sea Salt Flakes for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Line a 9×13″ rectangular baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 1” overhang.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, Hoosier Hill Malted Milk Powder, sea salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside to add the eggs and sugars to another larger bowl. Whisk to combine. Add in the browned butter and vanilla bean paste, whisking to combine.
- Add half of the dry ingredients and, switching to a sturdy spatula, mix the dry ingredients with the wet until barely combined. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined (no streaks of flour remain).
- Mix the chocolate chips and chunks; remove 1/2 cup and set that aside. To the dough, pour the toffee bits and the remaining chocolates into the bowl (2 1/2 cups). Mix to combine.
- Add the dough to the prepared pan, spreading it to an even thickness. Take the remaining chocolates and sprinkle them on top of the dough and sprinkle on the sea salt flakes (about 2-3 small pinches).
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the tops are golden brown; the center looks set but not fully cooked. Do not overbake, as the bars will continue to bake in the pan while cooling on the counter. Allow to cool in the pan for at least 1 hour or until thoroughly cooled.
- Slice and enjoy! Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container.