HOLIDAY BARK

Holiday Bark

recipe from Grin and Bake It

1/4 pound (one sleeve) salted saltine crackers
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chopped m&ms or nuts

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a 18×13 baking sheet (one with a lip so there is no leakage) with parchment paper. Place all of the saltines salt side up on the baking sheet in an even layer. There should be just a little space between each cracker for the toffee layer to ooze in around the crackers.
Bring the sugar and butter to a boil in a medium sauce pan. When the mixture is fully boiling (not just the edges), allow to boil for three minutes and do not stir. You’ll want to stir it, but practice some restraint. And, be careful! Boiling sugar is super hot!
Pour the boiling mixture over the crackers and put in the oven for five minutes.
Drop spoonfuls of the peanut butter over the crackers/toffee and place back in the oven for one minute.
Spread the now melty peanut butter all across the crackers and then sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Back into the oven for one minute.
Spread the chocolate around and sprinkle the m&ms or nuts on the chocolate layer and let cool on the counter for about 20 minutes. Place in the freezer for an hour and then break apart into small, serving size pieces.