Today is officially cookie day! Cookie day is when I bring a sampling of all the cookies I have made into work to share with all my co-workers. I have followed this tradition for the last five years I still use my original snowman platter that I bought for my first cookie day. Although I have had several different offices through the years, it’s always nice to share the Christmas spirit with everyone! It also helps me to jump start my holiday vacation in a great mood!
Today’s cookie is a version of a sugar cookies with a small touch of crushed Heath bar bits in them. M and I received this recipe at the BlogHer conference at the Land O’ Lakes booth. The original recipe called for toffee bits, which I thought I had bought until I opened the toffee bits to find chocolate covered toffee bits- actual crushed up Heath bars. Whoops! It was sort of a happy mistake because I loved the results. The Heath bar doesn’t totally take over the cookie so you still have that buttery delicious taste of a sugar cookie. My mom loves Heath bars so I have a feeling this one will be one of her favorites.
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup of butter, at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups AP flour
- 1½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- ½ cup heath bar bits
- sugar
- Preheat oven 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of a mixer combine sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla until creamy. Scrape down the sides.
- In a separate medium sized bowl mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda together
- Stir flour into the butter mix. Beat until mixed.
- Add in heath bar bits.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
- Roll dough ball in a bowl of sugar and place on cookie sheet
- With the back of a glass with a flat bottom, dip glass into sugar and flatten dough balls so they make about a 2 inch circle.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly brown.
- Sprinkle with sugar and let cool.
