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Here’s a recipe for a deliciously salty/sweet treat that is sure to please! Kasey shared this recipe with me year before last - and last year my father-in-law, who is a Church of God pastor (and therefore eats very well) loved it so much he nearly fought another pastor over the last few pieces 
It’s called Saltine Toffee or sometimes “Pine Bark”. It’s not fancy, it’s not pretentious – and the ingredients are cheap – that’s my favorite kind of recipe!
You’ll need:
Saltine Crackers (About 1 sleeve)
2 Cups Semi-Sweet or Milk Chocolate Chips
2 Sticks Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar (Dark brown is best for that toffee flavor)
Optional: Chooped up Pecans or Almonds, or toffee bits
Tin Foil and a Jellyroll Pan
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet or jellyroll pan with tin foil and spray with butter-flavored cooking spray. Lie the sleeve of crackers out side by side in your pan. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 sticks butter and brown sugar on medium-high until boiling. Once it beings to bubble in earnest, let it boil for 3 minutes without stirring. Immediately pour over crackers, spreading it to cover them all. Stick it in the oven for 5 minutes. As soon as you pull it out, cover with 2 cups chocolate chips which will get soft and melty very quickly. (If not, place it back in the oven for about 30 seconds) Use a spatula to spread it out a bit in a nice smooth coating.
Sprinkle on nuts, toffee bits, Christmas sprinkles or any kind of pretty garnish you like.
Let it set and get hard for a few hours, or place it in the fridge or freezer to speed the hardening process.
Crack it into large pieces and give as gifts in a cookie tin – or set out to be gobbled up!
Here’s Paula Deen’s recipe for a slight twist.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Please share your recipe with us below!
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I tried the pine bark…easy and good. But I made a batch with butterscotch morsels and sprinkled a little salt on top!!! Man, was that good.
sounds very good.