My childhood wasn’t one filled with tons of cousins, aunts and uncles and weekend barbecues with extended family.  My parents divorced early in my life and my Mother had to make her way just the 2 of us, so needless to say, we moved – a lot.  Don’t get me wrong, I have cousins, aunts and uncles.  I just didn’t get to see them very frequently and in some cases only once or twice a year.

Seeing your cousins so infrequently is tough on a kid.  You are kind of the outsider and have to reestablish your friendships and sometimes it’s time to go by the time you’re buddies again.  Enter my cousin Jill.  She’s the 3rd oldest grandchild on my fathers side of the family (I’m the oldest – have you seen my grey hair).  She and I never really had that magical cousin connection when we were growing up.  We spent every other Christmas together at family gatherings and the occasional summer excursion.  Remember when we went to Disneyland Jill and your Mom and I went on the Matador?  I’ll just leave it at that.  Anyway, it wasn’t until Jill was getting married that we reconnected and through the beauty of Facebook we have managed to become great friends over the last few years.  I love the power of social media platforms that bring together 2 people who have known each other their whole lives, but now they can officially say they are true friends.

I love you Jilly!

Let’s get to the cookies before I cry.

A month or so ago she sent me a message on Facebook telling me about a cookie she had invented.  She’d tested it a few times and decided it was time to tell the world about it.  She sent me the recipe (cuz everyone knows I {heart} recipes) and I filed it away.  I had thought about the cookie recipe many times but it wasn’t until Monday that I whipped it out and gave it a shot.

They are super easy to make – one bowl = my favorite kind of baking.  They have whole wheat flour instead of regular AP (which Jill facetiously says makes them “healthy”) and are LOADED with toffee and chocolate.  Hello lovers.

A sprinkle of sea salt on the top is the Pièce de résistance to these chewy morsels of deliciousness.

I begged Jill to let me share these cookies with you (ok, I really just FB messaged and asked sweetly).  They need to go viral and be in as many bellies as possible.  They are that good!

I can’t stop eating them.

Gluten gives me migraines, but I don’t care, Yes Sir, may I have another.

A big thanks to Jill for sharing this recipe with me and for allowing me to share it with you.  If you need editing done – check out her website Avalon Editing.  :)

Let’s stop all of this chatter and just go make some, sound good?

"Sea Salted Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies" was written by Heather Scholten for Farmgirl Gourmet and was originally posted on April 18, 2013. Copyright ® 2013 Heather Scholten of Farmgirl Gourmet and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. All other rights reserved.

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