Christmas Crack (Cracker Toffee)
Christmas Crack is an easy, buttery cracker toffee treat. Saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar and chocolate chips are all you need! Everyone loves this one!
A PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREAT
Nothing says Christmas quite like “Christmas Crack!” It’s one of those things that everyone starts calling it that name (because it’s SO good) and we’ve just stuck with it. This recipe takes all of 15 minutes to make. That is it. And I don’t know a single person on the planet that doesn’t absolutely love it! It is pretty and is a perfect giftable treat.
TIPS FOR MAKING CRACKER TOFFEE:
- Use REAL butter – not margarine. Margarine won’t set up properly because it has too much oil in it.
- Salted butter is used to add to that slightly sweet and salty combination. If all you have is unsalted – use that but I recommend salted. It really adds to the depth of flavor
- I like to use a combination of milk chocolate chips and white chocolate chips but feel free to use any combination of flavors you love. Peanut butter chips, butterscotch, mint chocolate chips would all work with this recipe.
- This cracker toffee does not need to be refrigerated but we enjoy eating it cold so we keep it in the fridge.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- saltine crackers – you don’t have to use saltine crackers – this works with pretty much any time of cracker. The saltines just work best in my opinion.
- salted butter – it needs to be real butter here, not margarine.
- light brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips – depending on how sweet you like it, you can use milk chocolate chips, semi sweet or even dark or white chocolate chips.
- sprinkles, for topping
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS CRACK (CRACKER TOFFEE):
Preheat oven to 400f degrees. Line a 10×15-inch rimmed baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil (or use regular foil and spray generously with nonstick cooking spray.) Cover cookie sheet with a single layer of saltine crackers. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring continuously for about two minutes (it should be bubbly.)
Remove from heat, stir in one teaspoon pure vanilla extract. Pour toffee mixture over crackers. Bake for 6 minutes.
Remove from oven, sprinkle tops of warm crackers with milk chocolate chips.
Allow chocolate to soften for a minute or two, then spread chocolate evenly on top of crackers. Now is the time to add sprinkles or chopped nuts to the top.
Allow to cool, then break up into bite size pieces. You can speed the cooling process by popping the tray into the freezer.
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Originally published: December 2015
Updated photos & republished: December 2021
Christmas Crack (+ Video)
Ingredients
- 40 saltine crackers (1 sleeve)
- 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 12 ounce bag milk chocolate chips
- nuts or sprinkles (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Line a 10×15-inch rimmed baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil (or use regular foil and spray generously with nonstick cooking spray.)
- Cover cookie sheet evenly with 40 saltine crackers (1 sleeve). Set aside,
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks) and 1 cup packed light brown sugar to boil, stirring continuously for about two minutes (it should be bubbly.)
- Remove from heat, stir in 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.
- Pour toffee mixture over crackers, then bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle tops of warm crackers with 12 ounce bag milk chocolate chips.
- Allow chocolate to soften for a minute or two, then spread chocolate around evenly on top of crackers. Now is the time to add nuts or sprinkles evenly on top.
- Allow to cool, then break up into bite size pieces. You can speed up the cooling process by putting the tray in the refrigerator.
Video
Notes
- Use REAL butter – not margarine. Margarine won’t set up properly because it has too much oil in it.
- Salted butter is used to add to that slightly sweet and salty combination. If all you have is unsalted – use that – but I recommend salted. It really adds to the depth of flavor
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
