Description
Easy Christmas Crack Cookies: a festive, no-fail holiday treat with buttery toffee, crisp crackers, and a soft cookie dough layer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sleeve salted crackers (such as saltines or any square buttery cracker)
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Optional toppings: crushed candy canes, sprinkles, chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Arrange crackers in a single layer to fully cover the baking sheet.
- In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring until it reaches a gentle boil. Continue boiling for 3 minutes until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour the toffee mixture evenly over the crackers and spread gently.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over the hot toffee. Let stand 2 minutes, then spread into a smooth chocolate layer.
- Slice the sugar cookie dough into thin pieces and lay them across the warm chocolate layer.
- Return to the oven for 10–12 minutes until cookie dough is lightly golden.
- Add optional toppings while warm.
- Cool completely, then chill at least 2 hours until firm before breaking into pieces.
Notes
- Using salted crackers adds a pleasant contrast to the sweet toffee.
- Chilling the cookies helps the layers set for clean, snap-able pieces.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- For a crunchier topping, sprinkle extra chopped nuts or candy canes before chilling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: Approximately 170 per piece
- Sugar: Approximately 15 g
- Sodium: Approximately 80 mg
- Fat: Approximately 9 g
- Saturated Fat: Approximately 4-5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approximately 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: Approximately 20 g
- Fiber: 0-1 g
- Protein: Approximately 1 g
- Cholesterol: Approximately 25-40 mg
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