English Butter Toffee Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

24 saltine crackers, unsalted tops
1 c. (2 sticks) butter
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
pecan halves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Arrange saltines right side up in a single layer on bottom of pan. Melt butter and sugar in a medium size pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
Boil 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
Pour over crackers; spread evenly with spatula.
Bake 5 minutes (if crackers shift, rearrange with a fork).
Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes or just until top is set. Sprinkle with chocolate.
Let stand about 5 minutes until chocolate becomes shiny and soft, then spread evenly over top. Cool completely.
Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars.
Place a pecan half on each piece.
Store covered in refrigerator.