Kate’s Christmas Cracker Candy for Rachel

(With thanks to Angela James of Carina Press
for the original recipe)

40 saltine crackers
½ cup of butter (I like to use salted butter.)
1 cup sugar (I like to use light brown sugar lightly packed.)
2 cups chocolate chips (I like milk chocolate, but dark is also good.)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the crackers side by side in a jelly roll pan lined with foil or silicone.

Melt the butter in a pan and add the sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Do not let it burn; reduce heat a little if necessary.

Spread over crackers with a spatula.

Bake in oven for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle chocolate chips over surface; you can get creative and try different kinds of chocolate, or add caramel. Cover with foil and leave for 5 minutes to melt.

Spread the melted chocolate over the caramel.

Add toppings (pecans, mixed nuts, sea salt, sprinkles, peppermint, etc.).

Cover and place in the refrigerator or freezer to set for a couple of hours. (That’s where I keep mine.)

Break it up, and eat! Repeat.