Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

** Recipe from Smells Like Home **


* 2 c. plus 2 Tbl. all-purpose flour
* 1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 12 Tbl. unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm
* 1 c. light brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 c. granulated sugar
* 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
* 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 c. milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 3/4 c. Heath toffee bits

Adjust top rack of oven to center.  Heat oven to 325.  Line an 8×8" baking pan with aluminum foil so that edges of foil overhang two sides of pan; grease foil with butter or cooking spray.  Whisk first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.  In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or in a large bowl, mix butter and sugars together until thoroughly combined.  Beat in egg, yolk, and vanilla until just combined.  Add in dry ingredients and beat at low speed until mix is just combined – do not overbeat.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Spread half of dough out in bottom of baking pan with slightly damp fingers to prevent sticking.  Sprinkle toffee bits over dough.  Crumble remaining dough over toffee bits – don’t worry about filling in all gaps; dough will bake together.  Bake 30-35 min, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow pan to cool on a wire rack for 15 min. before carefully removing bars in foil from pan.  Allow bars to cool completely before slicing.