Butter Crunch Cookies Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Submitted by javagirl81

"When I was a kid in school, they used to sell these cookies, and I'd always wonder how they made them taste so good...Now, as an adult, I have been experimenting, trying to come up with a recipe, since I couldn't find any online. I struck gold yesterday, and so, here is the recipe, which if I may say so myself, taste even better that the Linden's brand! Enjoy!!!"

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Ready In:
1hr 25mins

Ingredients:
13
Yields:

36-48 Cookies

Serves:
12-15

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ingredients

  • 2 12 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 34 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup powdered sugar
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 34 cup light brown sugar
  • 34 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • In a medium bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, powdered sugar and salt.
  • In a small heavy bottom cast iron skillet, melt 1/4 C of butter, and 1/2 C sugar over very low heat, until it is bubbling and thick. Let this mixture cool for about a minute, (no more) and then pour it onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper to cool a few minutes more.
  • When it is cool enough,(and still slightly pliable) break off small pieces using a sharp heavy knife, or maybe a clean screwdriver. It will be a lot of work, but you'll get a little muscle, and the reward of knowing that your cookies are going to be so good, you won't mind all of the work!
  • Now, in a large mixing bowl, beat the remaining sugars with the remaining butter until it is light and fluffy. Add the egg, and mix again. Add the vanilla and the corn syrup, mixing until it is combined.
  • Then, add the flour mixture, a little at a time, until it is completely incorporated. With a wooden spoon, add the cooled candy pieces, distributing them evenly throughout the dough.
  • Refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes, or freeze it for 15. When it is cold, roll out 1 1/2-inch balls of dough, and be careful, those pieces of toffee will probably be really sharp! Place the balls of dough 2 1/2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake for 9-11 minutes, making sure that they don't brown too much. They should be very light on top, and golden on the bottom.
  • After two minutes, remove the cookies from the cookie sheet, and continue cooling on a wire cooling rack, about 7-8 more minutes, or until the toffee is set.

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  1. This is a great recipe. I chose to scale the recipe down to 24 cookies. Here's a few tips for this recipe: 1) if the dough is too thick add a tablespoon of butter. If you want a cake like texture add both 1 tablespoon of butter, and 2 tablespoons of milk. I love this recipe, and it is the closest I have come to a homemade Linden's Butter Crunch cookie recipe yet. I see some people have a problem with the toffee. Here's my recommendations for that: 1) let the butter melt completely then add the sugar, and a tablespoon of water. The water will help avoid separation. Use a candy or kitchen thermometer to get the mixture to 285-299 F. Anything above 300 F, and your toffee will start to burn. At 299 F the toffee will be a rich dark brown color. Stop stirring and upend the whole pot over a lightly greased cookie sheet. When the toffee is hardened you can break it up with a knife handle. Go for small pieces, although there will be some good sized medium chunks that produce a nice marbling effect once the cookie is baked. Like the author said go for a light top, and a golden brown bottom. And be patient, allowing for the most spread. 325 is a temp to bake these cookies at. Adjust your temps for high altitudes. This is important, for it can effect the outcome of the cookies.

    Anonymous

  2. These were great. I cheated and instead of making my own butter toffee, I used broken up Werther's hard toffee. Tasted close enough and was so easy!

    flannery d.

  3. I too enjoyed these cookies as a kid at school and have been looking for this recipe for years! Thank you! It's perfect. I would advise ( for us toffee challenged) to make the toffee first b4 preheating the oven and mixing the dry ingredients. Also w/ the toffee it helps if you put the sugar in first, butter pats on top, and cover over med heat until it dissolves then reduce to achieve perfect toffee color. Thanks again!

    dm5217

  4. You have made a pregnant woman VERY happy! I have been looking for these cookies forever! The only times I can get these cookies is when I'm home in New Jersey. They taste just like the cookies I loved so much as a kid. Great recipe!

    jiggles96377

  5. I'm in the midst of making them now. The toffee is perfect. One suggestion to make the process easier: as it starts to harden, drag a butter knife through it to make a criss cross pattern. Then, when it's cooled, you can just flex the parchment to break it into pieces.

    burntsugar

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FAQs

What happens if you use melted butter instead of softened for cookies? ›

Our control cookie, as with most cookies, uses softened butter, and this recipe tends to be a bit cakier. A cookie made with the same amount of melted butter will give you a fudgier, chewier cookie. It helps it spread out more and gives you some nice divots to catch more chocolate.

Why are my butter cookies not crispy? ›

Adjust baking time to achieve the cookie texture desired. A little less time produces chewier cookies, a little more time makes them crispy. If you prefer softer cookies, remove them from the oven while they are still slightly under baked. Always check for doneness at the minimum baking time.

What makes cookies crunchy or soft? ›

How to Make Crispy Cookies. While brown sugar keeps your cookies moist and soft, white sugar and corn syrup will help your cookies spread and crisp in the oven. Using more white sugar in your cookies will result in a crispier end product. To achieve a crispy cookie, skip the rest in the fridge.

Is butter Crunch like Butterfinger? ›

I entered my recipe, Texas Butterfinger, which was essentially vanilla ice cream packed with Butterfinger! I won first place, and not too long after I won, Blue Bell introduced their butter crunch flavor which was the exact same as mine. It gives me a little joy when I see it on store shelves!

What does brown sugar do in cookies? ›

Brown sugar, meanwhile, is dense and compacts easily, creating fewer air pockets during creaming—that means that there's less opportunity to entrap gas, creating cookies that rise less and spread more. With less moisture escaping via steam, they also stay moist and chewy.

What is the secret to soft chewy cookies? ›

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness. Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

Should I use baking soda or baking powder in cookies? ›

Baking soda is typically used for chewy cookies, while baking powder is generally used for light and airy cookies. Since baking powder is comprised of a number of ingredients (baking soda, cream of tartar, cornstarch, etc.), using it instead of pure baking soda will affect the taste of your cookies.

How do I make my cookies chewy instead of crunchy? ›

How To Make Cookies Chewy Without Cornstarch
  1. Go heavy on brown sugar. It has more moisture than its granulated counterpart, which means the cookie comes out less crispy. ...
  2. Choose margarine or shortening instead of butter. ...
  3. Use baking powder instead of baking soda. ...
  4. Rest your dough. ...
  5. Shorten baking time.
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Does baking soda make cookies crunchy? ›

Baking soda is also present in baking powder, but in a smaller amount, so it has a lower pH level which results in less browning. Baking soda in cookies leads to more spread and a crispy edge compared to baking powder, as shown in the photos below.

What ingredient contributes most to the texture of a crisp cookie? ›

Fat is a very important ingredient in cookies – it tenderizes, crisps and browns, adds color and a wonderful flavor that is impossible to duplicate. Butter, our fat of choice, ensures good baking results and adds the most desirable taste, texture and appearance.

Why do you put corn syrup in cookies? ›

So, when you mix corn syrup into your cookie batter, all of that moisture will make and keep your baked cookies deliciously tender. The texture of cookies benefits from corn syrup as well. As you combine your ingredients to make your cookie batter, corn syrup will pull some of the surrounding air into your batter.

Does baking powder make cookies crispy? ›

Skip it and use only granulated sugar to create crispy chocolate chip cookies. Baking soda only: Baking powder gives cookies a cake-like texture. To avoid that softness, skip it and use baking soda only.

What are Chick Fil A cookies made of? ›

Baked fresh each day in our Restaurants, these cookies have both semi-sweet dark and milk chocolate chunks, along with wholesome oats for an old-fashioned touch. Small cookie trays contain 12 cookies and large trays contain 24 cookies.

What are McDonald's cookies made of? ›

Ingredients: Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips (sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Margarine (palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Whey, Natural Flavor ...

What cookies are cookie butter made from? ›

Cookie butter (Dutch: speculoospasta, Danish: trøffelmasse) is a food paste made primarily from speculoos cookie crumbs, fat (such as vegetable oil, condensed milk or butter), flour, and sugar. The ingredients are mixed until it becomes spreadable on a sandwich.

What are Dominos cookies made of? ›

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