Bark Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line a cookie sheet (the kind with sides) with parchment paper or foil.
3. Cover the lined cookie sheet with saltines-do not overlap.
4. Bring to a boil the 2 sticks of butter or margarine (I've used better margarine and it works just as well) to a boil.
5. Add the brown sugar-stir quickly and cook for few minutes-continuing to stir until sugar is melted.
6. Pour the melted butter/brown sugar combo over the crackers. (Be careful as mixture can REALLY burn you if you're not careful).
7. Bake at 400°F for 5 minutes.
8. Remove pan and place on cooling rack.
9. While pan is still hot-cover with chocolate chips (OKAY, HONESTY CHECK-I don't measure-I grab the bag and dump bout 3/4 of the bag over the hot crackers).
10. Allow the chips to melt and spread with a spatula.
11. If adding chopped nuts or sprinkles, add now.
12. Allow to cool-break apart and enjoy.
13. VARIATIONS:.
14. I also drizzle white chocolate after the semi-sweet has firmed up OR I've used white chocolate to cover the crackers and sprinkles for the holidays-you could drizzle with regular chocolate or try peanut butter chips and then drizzle with chocolate, even butterscotch chips-there's numerous ways to vary this recipe.