How to Make The Best Ever Cookies With Saltine Crackers

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By Gottaloveit
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Saltine crackers make surprising yummy cookies

I dubbed these saltine peanut butter toffee cookies 'crack cookies' as 1) they're addictive and 2) you crack them into individual pieces. These things are truly amazing and almost too easy to make. WARNING - do NOT make prior to a Weight Watcher's meeting...

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1/4 lb (one sleeve) saltines - salted, please!
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter (no margarine - if you're going to do it, just do it!)
2 cups semi-sweet chips
1/4 cup peanut butter
Dusting of chopped pecans

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper(the pan needs to have a lip to it or these things will leak all over your oven - not a pretty sight). If you don't have parchment paper handy, you can use aluminum but make it the heavy duty kind. Place saltines in pan, salted side up. Leave just a bit of space between crackers so the toffee with encase the entire cracker when done.
Step 2

Bring sugar and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Boil for 3 minutes (time the boiling after the whole thing starts boiling, not just the edges). And, resist the urge to stir it - just let it work its magic.
Step 3

Pour boiling mixture over crackers. I spread the mixture over the crackers with a spatula but you probably don't have to.
Step 4

Place in oven for 5 minutes.
Step 5

Put dollops of peanut butter on the concoction and return to the oven for 1 minute.
Step 6

Spread melted peanut butter over mixture with spatula and top with chocolate chips. Back into the oven for 1 minute.
Step 7

Kids of all ages (this one is 92!) enjoy these cookies - or, at least, the cleanup!

Use spatula to now spread chocolate chips (which have melted). Top with dusting of pecans (I pulverize them in a plastic bag with a rolling pin). Place in freezer for at least 1 hour. Once these are set, crack them into individual pieces. OMG! These things are truly amazing. Enjoy!