We made cookies for a Christmas cookie exchange at church.
Yum!
Sadly, I believe I ate one of everything at the cookie exchange...
but I wanted to be fair
and give all the cookies a chance;)
The best part of the event though
was that my friend Connie lovingly packed up all
the leftover cookies
and took them to our local homeless and women/children's shelters.
The girls and I brought chocolate crinkles, snickerdoodles, and one of our favorite holiday treats-
Sweet and salty chocolate toffee
I have my friend Jennifer to thank for this yummy Christmas treat:)
It's sooo easy,
but it doesn't last long!
Saltine crackers (30-40)
1 c. sweet cream butter (I use half salted/half unsalted for this recipe)
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
6-12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 c. finely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a one inch deep baking sheet with foil, then make sure you spray or butter the foil (otherwise you'll never get this yummy goodness out of the pan;)
Place a single layer of saltines in the bottom of the pan.
Put the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to medium low and continue stirrring for 3-5 minutes, until mixture begins to thicken.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Pour over the saltines, making sure to cover each one.
Place in the oven and let bake for 5-7 minutes until the brown sugar mixture is bubbly.
Remove from heat and let stand for a couple of minutes before sprinkling the top of all the crackers with chocolate chips.
Let stand for a couple of minutes before spreading the melted chocolate chips over the top evenly, covering all of the crackers with a thin layer of chocolate (I used about two cups of chocolate chips).
Sprinkle with pecans.
Place in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Break into pieces as you remove it from the baking pan and transfer to a serving dish.
Then try not to eat every single one of them...
it's a lesson in self-control;)
You can easily change this recipe up too. My friend uses graham crackers instead of saltines and then sprinkles the top with sea salt instead of nuts. It's amazing!
Yum!
Sadly, I believe I ate one of everything at the cookie exchange...
but I wanted to be fair
and give all the cookies a chance;)
The best part of the event though
was that my friend Connie lovingly packed up all
the leftover cookies
and took them to our local homeless and women/children's shelters.
The girls and I brought chocolate crinkles, snickerdoodles, and one of our favorite holiday treats-
Sweet and salty chocolate toffee
I have my friend Jennifer to thank for this yummy Christmas treat:)
It's sooo easy,
but it doesn't last long!
Saltine crackers (30-40)
1 c. sweet cream butter (I use half salted/half unsalted for this recipe)
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
6-12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 c. finely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a one inch deep baking sheet with foil, then make sure you spray or butter the foil (otherwise you'll never get this yummy goodness out of the pan;)
Place a single layer of saltines in the bottom of the pan.
Put the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to medium low and continue stirrring for 3-5 minutes, until mixture begins to thicken.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Pour over the saltines, making sure to cover each one.
Place in the oven and let bake for 5-7 minutes until the brown sugar mixture is bubbly.
Remove from heat and let stand for a couple of minutes before sprinkling the top of all the crackers with chocolate chips.
Let stand for a couple of minutes before spreading the melted chocolate chips over the top evenly, covering all of the crackers with a thin layer of chocolate (I used about two cups of chocolate chips).
Sprinkle with pecans.
Place in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Break into pieces as you remove it from the baking pan and transfer to a serving dish.
Then try not to eat every single one of them...
it's a lesson in self-control;)
You can easily change this recipe up too. My friend uses graham crackers instead of saltines and then sprinkles the top with sea salt instead of nuts. It's amazing!
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