How does Firefox open the URL in the bookmark toolbar in a new tab?

You press Tools-Options-Tabbed to browse and select the item as shown. If this doesn't work, then

Just when you open the URL in the bookmark toolbar, don't press the left button, click the middle mouse button, and the webpage will be displayed.

Appears in a new tab, or right-click the tab you want to open and select Open in New Tab.

That's good.