As great as they are, chocolate chip cookies and snickerdoodles sometimes feel tired. They’re reliable standards, but the cookie world can be so much more. Therefore, in 2019, Shiri and Jamie will embark on the Great Cookie Challenge – a shared exploit during which we try to make 50 new-to-us cookies. Grab a glass of milk and your spirit of cookie adventure.

Jamie and I recently had a lovely chat with author Hena Khan for The Great Big Beautiful Podcast, and in the course of that discussion, given our recent obsession with new cookie recipes, asked her what her favorite cookie was. She recalled, with great fondness, cookies made with Skor toffee bits she hadn’t been able to make in ages because she was no longer able to find the proper candy chunks. And Heath bits simply weren’t a suitable substitute.

Challenge accepted.

I found a 3 lb. bag of Skor bits on Amazon. It was a little spendy, but I love toffee and will sacrifice for authenticity. Plus, 3 lbs. is a lot of toffee, and I figured I’d be able to make quite a few different baked goods with its contents. Jamie found the recipe with a quick Google search.

And just in time too. The sub-freezing temperatures in Western PA at the moment make me happy for any reason to have my oven on, let alone one that produces delicious cookies.

And they are delicious.

Thanks, Hena!