White Chocolate Macadamia Toffee Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and baking chips., Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving or, if desired, reheat on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven 3-4 minutes.

Steps:

• Line a 15xl0xl-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan; set aside.
• Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
• Melt the 1 cup butter in saucepan.
• Add sugar, the water, and corn syrup.
• Cook and stir over medium high heat until mixture boils.
• Clip a candy thermometer to side of pan.
• Reduce heat to medium; continue boiling at a moderate, steady rate, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 290°F, soft-crack stage (about 15 minutes).
• (Adjust heat as necessary to maintain a steady boil.) Watch carefully after 280 degrees F.
• to prevent scorching.
• Remove pan from heat; remove thermometer.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour candy into the prepared pan, spreading quickly to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• (Toffee will not cover surface of pan.) Let candy stand for 2 to 3 minutes or just until set.
• Sprinkle with white baking pieces.
• Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes.
• When baking pieces are soft, spread over candy.
• Sprinkle with nuts, pressing lightly into melted white chocolate.
• Chill in the refrigerator about 20 minutes or until firm.
• Use foil to lift candy out of pan.
• Break candy into pieces about 2 inches in size.
• Store candy in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. Heat butter and brown sugar in 3-quart saucepan over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted; remove from heat.
• Beat vanilla and eggs into sugar mixture with electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in flour and baking powder on low speed. Stir in half of the nuts and 1/4 cup of the baking chips. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and 1/2 cup of the baking chips.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool about 30 minutes.
• Melt remaining 1/4 cup baking chips and the shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour into small resealable plastic food-storage bag; seal bag. Cut small opening in a corner of the bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over bars. Cool until set. For 48 bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.