April 24, 2008
I just lit the oven on fire. I had to throw baking soda all over a brown sugar buttery mess that leaked all over the bottom of the oven. I have serious oven cleaning to do and the thought of just buying a new oven did cross my mind. I was going to make these tasty little treats for a baby shower I am going to. And they are tasty! I am going to post the recipe so you guys can try it if you like. I just have one recommendation: use a cookie sheet that has edges. I don’t know what I was thinking….
Saltine Toffee Cookies Servings: 35
Ingredients: 4 ounces saltine crackers 1 cup butter 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). 2. Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in single layer. 3. In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Immediately pour over saltines and spread t cover crackers completely. 4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces.
They are delicious. I was going to make them minus the nuts. Oh well. If you make some, save me a few since I don’t know when I will give it a try again…gotta get the oven back in running order first.
Comments
Modern Crush - Georgia:
ohhh yum! you made them! they are soooo good:) Did i ever mention I made Amy Karol’s lemon squares she posted about last week? They were amazing and the easiest dessert I’ve ever made.
April 24, 2008 1:12 PM
Tisra Fadely:
Oooooh. I’ve had those (or something similar) but have never tried to make them. I detest making desserts that are harder than cookies or have too many steps, but for some reason don’t mind very complex bread recipes or multi-step entrees. Weird. So, I probably won’t make these but will absolutely consume them. When are you coming over with a fresh batch?!!! :-)
April 24, 2008 3:24 PM
Krista:
Sorry about the oven! The desserts sound great though and I am going to give them a try. I hope that you find something magical to help clean the oven!! Maybe Andrew’s gnome? I need to know who this Amy Karol is…how do I get to her lemon bars?
April 24, 2008 3:54 PM
erika:
Amy Karol is Angry chicken over to the right. I did see those lemon bars and they looked yummy, but didn’t try them. I will have to!
It ended up not being too bad…everything kind of just came off. The baking powder I threw in was more of the problem. I just need to do a little more work when Ethan the gnome isn’t around:
April 24, 2008 7:11 PM
erika:
Oh, and I didn’t really make them because I ended up throwing the whole pan into the sink to deal with the fire. I think I could have saved them…the actual ones on the pan were fine but I was too busy dealing with a fire to notice. Bummer.
April 24, 2008 7:13 PM
alycia:
We make these at the Schertz house… but we call them Crunch Bars. Deb (my mother) calls them Faux Rocha… oh Deb!
Another thing that I found useful. I line my baking sheet (the one with edges) with tin foil… really saves on clean-up. But then again… I wait until my mom visits before I clean my sink. Yep… once every two months. There … I said it, and with no shame.
April 24, 2008 9:44 PM