variants
or less commonly toffy
plural toffees also toffies
: candy of brittle but tender texture made by boiling sugar and butter together
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Skor bars are a nonnegotiable addition; the cookies have the perfect toffee-to-chocolate ratio and wonderful texture.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The butter toffee peanuts provide the perfect sweet contrast to the rest of the mix.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Additional character comes from American Oak Bourbon casks, which lend touches of toffee and apricot jam.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Skor bars are a nonnegotiable addition; the cookies have the perfect toffee-to-chocolate ratio and wonderful texture.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The butter toffee peanuts provide the perfect sweet contrast to the rest of the mix.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Additional character comes from American Oak Bourbon casks, which lend touches of toffee and apricot jam.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Toffee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toffee. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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toffee
noun
tof·fee
variants
also toffy
ˈtȯ-fē 
ˈtäf-ē
plural toffees also toffies
: candy made by boiling sugar and butter together
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