tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post4815906892467681119..comments2024-03-29T05:29:47.363-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Baby Chocolate Chip and Toffee Shortbread Cookies: A Really Easy Dessert RecipeFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-68845923413534982522016-01-03T12:25:50.855-06:002016-01-03T12:25:50.855-06:00Made these with toffee bits and chocolate chips, t...Made these with toffee bits and chocolate chips, then made them again with rolled oats and chocolate chips - I think there will be more variations in the future! Thanks for this great recipe (and many others)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-71413320403969779312015-12-16T17:15:49.527-06:002015-12-16T17:15:49.527-06:00These are now a regular in my holiday cookie bakin...These are now a regular in my holiday cookie baking! They are amazing. Thank you for sharing!Fishoutofwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323929755843024581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78918171815005172382015-01-28T19:06:54.505-06:002015-01-28T19:06:54.505-06:00Hello, No need to reply, I just wanted to send a h...Hello, No need to reply, I just wanted to send a heartfelt THANK YOU, for this recipe, and for all your efforts to make a lovely and entertaining place to visit on the web. I live a bit vicariously through you from time to time & I make lots of people happy with these cookies. Look forward to making some of your other recipes some day too! Wish you continued success and all the best. -Pam in Central TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-89566518268236064512012-12-18T09:00:03.222-06:002012-12-18T09:00:03.222-06:00ah yes, I agree Farmgirl! I was actually thinking ...ah yes, I agree Farmgirl! I was actually thinking they wouldn't be very sweet with only that much! But I am sure they are perfect :) Signed, a different Anonymous person LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-69749991281381752432012-12-17T16:03:37.481-06:002012-12-17T16:03:37.481-06:00I grew up calling it cookie batter - maybe it'...I grew up calling it cookie batter - maybe it's a California thing. And actually, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar (which weighs less than granulated) for 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of butter isn't very much sugar at all.Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-65437616904188504522012-12-17T15:22:08.273-06:002012-12-17T15:22:08.273-06:00Cookies don't have "batter", they ha...Cookies don't have "batter", they have dough. Pancakes have batter. A standard butter cookie recipe wouldn't call for so much powdered sugar (eek). I will probably modify the recipe but it sounds good for Christmas pack & send stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-48541689375597054232012-02-21T08:12:06.981-06:002012-02-21T08:12:06.981-06:00I made these Saturday, they are wonderful!!!!! Di...I made these Saturday, they are wonderful!!!!! Did add the pecans. Will tell everyone I know about this site, great recipes. Thanks, Susansydney1111https://www.blogger.com/profile/07558252930222685154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-36514626683492267292011-12-15T21:17:41.082-06:002011-12-15T21:17:41.082-06:00I made these as part of the Christmas cookie assor...I made these as part of the Christmas cookie assortment that I make for my coworkers. First, they were easy. Second, they came out looking just like yours. And third, they are fantastic! Everyone loves them. I tell everyone they came from Farmgirl. Thanks, Susan!Debnevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-85200698841811538652011-12-12T20:26:08.136-06:002011-12-12T20:26:08.136-06:00I made these last night, with homemade butter. My ...I made these last night, with homemade butter. My coworkers gobbled them up. :-)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562717740471408760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-20251450641317627862011-12-04T08:26:50.205-06:002011-12-04T08:26:50.205-06:00Shadow,
Thanks so much (very belatedly) for the in...<b>Shadow,</b><br />Thanks so much (very belatedly) for the instructions. Your version sounds great! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60660303253740544782011-12-04T08:22:15.811-06:002011-12-04T08:22:15.811-06:00Hi MJ,
Welcome to the farm! So glad you found us a...<b>Hi MJ,</b><br />Welcome to the farm! So glad you found us and are enjoying your visits.<br /><br />As for this cookie recipe, there's no reason a half batch shouldn't work, so I'm not sure what happened. The amount of moisture and the weight of different flours can vary quite a bit, so that might have been it. If you make them again, you could try using a little less flour.<br /><br />Or is there any chance you didn't use a whole stick of butter (1/2 cup) in your version? I just noticed I only had '1 cup butter' listed on the ingredients and have changed it to '1 cup butter (2 sticks/8 ounces)' to make it clearer. I know sometimes it can get confusing with 1 cup being 2 sticks. :)<br /><br />I'm just happy you thought to add an egg and saved the day! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46410507058775054792011-12-03T18:00:22.157-06:002011-12-03T18:00:22.157-06:00Great idea with the toffee bits! I just made this...Great idea with the toffee bits! I just made this recipe and a bit of a snafu - I halved the ingredients and the dough was very crumbly, so I added one egg and mixed it on low and then, poof, all better and they came out great! Do you think this is one of those recipes that "just doesn't work when deduced" or??? Thoughts? Thanks, and I am new to farmgirl and am really enjoying your site so far, thanks for all your hard work! Take it easy, MJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-31902507613496211342011-11-27T13:11:52.897-06:002011-11-27T13:11:52.897-06:00I love shortbread and these look like plump little...I love shortbread and these look like plump little puffs and I'll be making them this December. Thanks!!Bites from life with the barking lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380861403602845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-24229891462549496712011-09-09T23:14:24.363-05:002011-09-09T23:14:24.363-05:00I posted this tip on some other post, but wanted t...I posted this tip on some other post, but wanted to add it to this recipe page because now I've done it twice & it works SO well.<br /><br />If you want to bake these in the most efficient way (ie - without heating up a kitchen in the summer) the dough will roll out beautifully. I dumped it onto a big sheet of parchment in blobs & covered the blobs with a sheet of plastic wrap. Then I rolled it out with a rolling pin. The dough smoothed out to a nice thickness (between 1/4" and 1/8", around the thickness of a vanilla wafer I guess).<br /><br />I popped the parchment paper + dough sheet + plastic wrap in the fridge for about 5 minutes. Then pulled it out, removed the plastic wrap, and used a pizza wheel to cut square cookies. A butter knife lifted them off the parchment paper really easily & onto the cookie sheets (also covered in parchment).<br /><br />I only left about 1/4" to 1/2" of space between the cookies because these don't spread much. And the entire batch of dough fit on just 2 cookie sheets (meaning the oven was on for much less time).<br /><br />This dough is the nicest stuff to roll out, too. I hate rolling out dough, but this cooperated so well. In the end, you sacrifice 1 extra piece of parchment paper but save a lot of oven time. And if you have those square plastic containers, the square cookies fit in them better. These freeze beautifully, too. I think this is my favorite cookie recipe.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966635356188563731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-54356642013579234262011-07-10T11:54:08.155-05:002011-07-10T11:54:08.155-05:00Hi! I know this is a way-late reply to a way-old p...Hi! I know this is a way-late reply to a way-old post, but man these cookies. I needed a recipe for something new and tasty (and quick, but isn't that how it always goes?), and man did these ever fit the bill.<br /><br />Poking around through the rest of the site, there's ever more things I want to try/look at, so I guess I've got to follow you now!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258390470541737670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-86427173100944323482011-03-09T23:25:33.994-06:002011-03-09T23:25:33.994-06:00I made you're cookies last night thank you for...I made you're cookies last night thank you for the post! They didn't look as mouth watering as yours but they were still delish!<br /><br />http://enticing-desserts.blogspot.comLivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181854639222244652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-40954290572260918972010-12-24T13:43:26.226-06:002010-12-24T13:43:26.226-06:00I just made these--saw a link you posted a few day...I just made these--saw a link you posted a few days/week ago. YUM! And so easy. Yesterday I made a half batch and today made another full batch. They are tasty fresh from the oven but much better after they have cooled.<br /><br />I didn't have any toffee chips so I just used all choc chips and they were excellent. Thank you! I never knew shortbread could be so easy. I am keeping this as a go-to recipe for sure.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!Lizhttp://throughtheglass.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-18869676377716872652010-03-11T11:35:16.769-06:002010-03-11T11:35:16.769-06:00I just wanted you to know that I tried them right ...I just wanted you to know that I tried them right out of the oven and was disappointed. (Aren't warm cookies ALWAYS better?) However, I tried them the next day and was instantly in love. I've learned from others that shortbread type cookies are always better cold. I love your site and look forward to trying other recipes!<br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-12664059981613795132010-01-26T20:17:41.045-06:002010-01-26T20:17:41.045-06:00Delicious! I made a batch tonight. I couldn't ...Delicious! I made a batch tonight. I couldn't get the batter to stick together (maybe the butter was too cold?) so I added about 1-2 Tbsp of water.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-91423163836630077962009-10-14T10:30:00.429-05:002009-10-14T10:30:00.429-05:00I made SEVERAL batches of these last week--for des...I made SEVERAL batches of these last week--for dessert for guests, for a church meeting, and then for a bake sale. Of course, I had some here and there and they are marvelous. One of my favorite cookies now and I shared it on my blog with a link back here. So glad I found your blog.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796161900653422174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-24350283752815596452009-10-11T09:01:25.359-05:002009-10-11T09:01:25.359-05:00Hi Beth,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you. ...<b>Hi Beth,</b><br />Sorry for the delay getting back to you. That kitchen towel is from the Martha Stewart collection at Macy's. Last year (or was it the year before?) I ordered several cute designs via macys.com, and with all the specials they were having, they ended up being something like a dollar apiece. They're really nice quality and have been holding up well. I definitely recommend them - even if you have to pay a lot more than a dollar! : )<br /><br /><b>Hi J&J,</b><br />Welcome to the farm! So glad you're enjoying the cookies.Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-58901248084655398932009-10-07T22:12:29.811-05:002009-10-07T22:12:29.811-05:00I made these cookies and they are awesome! they&#...I made these cookies and they are awesome! they're even better the next day... my husband couldn't stop eating them. Also - just found your blog a couple weeks ago and am really enjoying it. Thanks for blogging!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719030162701490238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-85153366290323047672009-09-29T09:13:41.674-05:002009-09-29T09:13:41.674-05:00The cookies look delicious. Thanks for sharing yo...The cookies look delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe. <br /><br />Crazy question: I love that dish towel and have been looking for something like that since my favorite towels are wearing out. Do you recall where you found yours? Thanks.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739344010784545866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-28000701272139386092009-09-23T11:45:33.339-05:002009-09-23T11:45:33.339-05:00Thos look so amazingly delicous!Thos look so amazingly delicous!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796161900653422174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-41325163504898008242009-09-18T16:37:28.623-05:002009-09-18T16:37:28.623-05:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks for all the nice comments!
G...<b>Hi Everybody,</b><br />Thanks for all the nice comments!<br /><br /><b>Gretchen Joanna,</b><br />Sorry about the delay getting back to you. Yep, the Heath bits are basically smashed up Heath bars. Hershey's makes two different kinds of toffee bits, though - one has both the chocolate and toffee (which are good but you end up with some chocolate powder and not as 'pretty' pieces) and another kind that is just the toffee bits with no chocolate. <br /><br />The last package of toffee only Heath bits I bought was labeled 'English toffee bits,' but I don't see them on the Hershey's website product page (click <a href="http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/bakingpieces.asp?id=892-943" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>). They're showing "HEATH English Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits" and "HEATH BITS 'O BRICKLE Toffee Bits" so I don't know if they've just added that 'bits o' brickle' part to the ones I was using or what.<br /><br />Okay, was that the longest answer ever to what basically a yes or no question? : )<br /><br /><b>Guinea Pig Poet,</b><br />LOL it's good to know there's somebody out there as bad as I am when it comes to cookies and cookie batter! :)<br /><br /><b>Katrina,</b><br />I'm so glad you liked them!Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.com