Sticky Toffee Pudding Cookies are such a fun and easy way to enjoy the classic dessert – sticky toffee pudding! These toffee bit cookies are packed with dates and sweet caramel sauce. Treat yourself to a pudding cookie!
These cookies are in honor of a super sweet girl. My friend, Amber. She is welcoming her first little one into the world in a few weeks, so some of her closest blog friends organized a party! Since we can’t all be together on her special day, we decided to make food, in her honor!
Amber and I have a few remarkable things in common…most notably being displaced Texans. We both grew up in the Lone Star State and for one reason or another are now both living in New Jersey. I have to say, it’s nice to be able to commiserate the lack of good Tex-Mex with someone who truly gets it!
Over the past year Amber and I have transitioned from online friends to real-life friends, which is kinda great. Plus, she makes some killer salsa, and you always need a friend who can show up with salsa. Friendship 101, people.
Another thing that we have in common is England. How you ask? Well, her husband is famously from the UK…and so is my dad. Which makes me half British. So there’s that.
So I decided that for her special day, while the rest of the girls were celebrating Amber’s Texas roots, I’d involve her husband, because this little baby that’s on it’s way is gonna be half a Brit! What I’m saying is, we’ll basically be related.
Makes total sense.
On that note, let’s talk Sticky Toffee Pudding Cookies.
Sticky Toffee Pudding is a famous British dessert…happens to be one of my dad’s favorites too! So I thought we would try and mix up all the flavors of that into a cookie.
Well, it totally worked.
First up you have to get some pitted dates. I’m going to admit, I am scared of dates. They look gross, for real.Like cockroaches or something.
Anyhow, I moved past my fear and chopped them into bits. Because they are basically a defining ingredient in Sticky Toffee Pudding. Who knew?
Anyhow, I whipped up a simple cookie dough using dark brown sugar (it’s a must here) and mixed in the dates…
I let the dough chill overnight, although you could probably get away with a few hours. I just wanted a big fat cookie, so chilling helps with that.
I scooped generous portions onto a lined baking sheet…
And baked them up for about 10 minutes…
Then I drizzled them to death with caramel sauce. And then dressed them with toffee bits.
Hello…Sticky TOFFEE cookies.
Really rich and amazing and buttery and sweet and chewy and crunchy all at the same time.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
- Yield: 20 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Sticky Toffee Pudding Cookies are such a fun and easy way to enjoy the classic dessert – sticky toffee pudding! These toffee bit cookies are packed with dates and sweet caramel sauce. Treat yourself to a pudding cookie!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pitted dates
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping or dulce de leche
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup toffee bits
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together in a bowl, set aside.
- In bowl beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
- Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Mix in dates until evenly incorporated.
- With mixer on low, add in dry ingredients until combined.
- Chill dough 2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
- Scoop out cookie dough in 2-3 tablespoon portions, using a cookie scoop or rounded spoon.
- Bake 10 minutes until edges start to golden.
- Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Drizzle with caramel sauce or dulce de leche and sprinkle with toffee bits
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 131
- Sugar: 13.9 g
- Sodium: 206.8 mg
- Fat: 3.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 22.9 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20.1 mg
Ooh I love sticky toffee pudding with custard all over it. These cookies look delicious.
Love Amber and love that you went in a British direction for her shower treat! These cookies look fab!
Dates may look creepy, but they are soso delicious! Especially here… Love these cookies!
I think dates are creepy too! You hit the nail on the culinary head! What an amazing idea: turning sticky toffee pudding into a cookie! These look that the best kind of messy! Can’t wait to whip up a batch!
I actually love dates but I’ve never had sticky toffee pudding. I must try these cookies very soon! So happy for Amber, she sure is a sweet one!
This is why I love showers, not just the great food (wow) but because you learn things about people. My dad is British also, so, like you, I’m also half-Brit. It must be a sign? 😉
You had me at dates…..<3
Wow, I had no idea I was famously British, and now I feel infamously British! This is so amazing, thank you so much Shelly!
Oh my goodness, it’s terrible that the thing jumping out at me in this post is that you think dates look like cockroaches cause I am SO with you on this one!! I think they look so gross and that has kept me from eating them right up until about 6 months ago when I blended one into a smoothie. They still remind me of cockroaches but if I can obliterate them into something else, I’m good. These cookies seem like a mighty fine place to start liking dates even more. They sound (and look) so good! I love that you incorporated James into your recipe as well. So sweet! I loved reading about your friendship with Amber and all that you two share in common. What a wonderful post!
Happy Baby Shower, Amber! These cookies are a lovely way to celebrate.