Fools Toffee
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:11am

Ingredients




1 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 cup dark brown sugar
36 saltine crackers
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Preparation

1 In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, blend butter and brown sugar together.    2 Heat to boiling and boil 4 minutes.  3 Cover 10 x 13" jelly roll pan with foil  4  Place a single layer of saltines closely together on foil.
 5 Pour butter mixture over crackers, spreading evenly. 
 6 Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes. 
 7 Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle chocolate chips on top. 8 Allow chocolate to soften and spread evenly over cooked crackers.
 9 Sprinkle with nuts, if desired.
 10 Allow to cool and break apart.  11 Cover tightly when storing. 12 Keep in refrigerator for up to two weeks.

About


This is an amazingly delicious candy! Although placing the crackers is safe enough for the youngest helpers, the boiling sugar and melted chocolate is best left to the adults.