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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Sue from My Korean Kitchen offers helpful advice for beginners attempting dalgona honeycomb toffee at home.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Rich, buttery cookies with sweet, crunchy toffee bits.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
The palate is smooth with flavors of honey, toffee, and oak.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Here is what the judges had to say about it: This aged rum blends chocolate toffee, tropical fruits, and spices.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Rich, buttery cookies with sweet, crunchy toffee bits.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
The palate is smooth with flavors of honey, toffee, and oak.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Here is what the judges had to say about it: This aged rum blends chocolate toffee, tropical fruits, and spices.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Toffee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toffee. Accessed 26 Feb. 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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