Butter Crunch Squares

A candy like cookie.Easy to prepare.Great on a cookie platter

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 40-50 cookies

Ingredients

• 40 -50  unsalted saltine crackers
• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups chocolate chips
• 1  cup  finely chopped pecans

Directions

1. Grease a 12 by 17 inch cookie sheet with sides with crisco.
2. Place saltines,face side up on cookie sheet,making them fit snugly,without overlapping.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
4. In a small saucepan,combine butter,and brown sugar.
5. Once melted, simmer 3 minutes,stirring occasionally.
6. Remove from heat,stir in vanilla and pour over saltines,spreading evenly.
7. Bake 5 minutes.
8. Remove from oven,fix crackers and press down slightly.
9. Pour chips over top,and once they are melted,spread chocolate evenly and sprinkle with nuts.
10. Then, with a sharp knife,score surface into saltine-sized squares.
11. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
12. Once cooled, cut into squares.
13. Makes 40 to 50 cookies.