Christmas Crack – Your kids will love this
Christmas Crack a real holiday favorite your entire family will love this.
This was invented by London-based confectioner and baker Tom Smith (1823 – 1869) who set up shop in Goswell Road, Clerkenwell in the 1840s. Smith initially produced wedding cakes and sweets. On a trip to Paris he discovered the French ‘bon bon’, a sugared almond wrapped in a twist of tissue paper.
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Ingredients
- 40 saltine crackers
- 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 12 oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- nuts or sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with nonstick aluminum foil (or use regular foil and spray generously with nonstick cooking spray.)
- Cover cookie sheet with one layer of saltine crackers.
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring continuously for about two minutes (it should be bubbly.)
- Remove from heat, stir in one teaspoon pure vanilla extract.
- Pour toffee mixture over crackers, then bake for 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle top of warm crackers with milk chocolate chips.
- Allow chocolate to soften for a minute or two, then spread chocolate evenly on top of crackers. Now is the time to add sprinkles or chopped nuts to the top.
- Allow to cool, then break up into bite size pieces.
Notes
You can speed the cooling process by placing the tray into the freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g
