Cooking in the Kitchen with Kathryn

I've heard of Christmas in July, but I've never quite heard of July in Christmas. Yes, that's my daughter helping me do a little holiday baking in her swimsuit!

Gotta love ALL of that flour too! Want to know what we were baking? Toffee Crackle Cookies! The recipe came from the Publix Family Style Magazine. You can get your free subscription here.

And here's the recipe:

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

1 egg

1 t vanilla

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup chocolate covered toffee pieces

granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl beat sugar w/ an electric mixer on med. to high speed for 30 sec. Add brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with mixer. Using a wooden spood, stir in any remaining flour. Stir in toffee pieces.

Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake about 20 minutes or until tops are cracked and sides are set (do not let edges brown.) Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.

Forgot to take a picture of the final product, but I can guarantee you they were yummy! You'll just have to try them for yourself!