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Christmas Crack Cookies Recipe

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These festive Christmas Crack Cookies combine a crispy, buttery toffee cracker base topped with luscious chocolate, folded into a rich brown butter cookie dough and sprinkled with flaky sea salt for a perfect balance of sweet and salty holiday treat.

Ingredients

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Christmas Crack

  • 9 saltine crackers
  • 6 tbsp salted butter
  • 6 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup (150g) chocolate chips

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup (222g) salted butter, browned
  • 1 cup (246g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cup (342g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • flaky sea salt, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Prepare Christmas Crack Base: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a 9×9 inch pan with parchment paper and arrange the saltine crackers in a single layer in the pan.
  2. Make Toffee Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 6 tablespoons of salted butter and 6 tablespoons of brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then stop stirring and allow it to boil for 2 1/2 minutes. Pour the hot toffee evenly over the saltine crackers in the pan.
  3. Bake Toffee Crackers: Bake the toffee-covered crackers in the oven for 6 minutes, allowing the sugar to caramelize and coat the crackers.
  4. Add Chocolate and Cool: Remove the crackers from the oven and immediately sprinkle 3/4 cup (150g) of chocolate chips evenly over the top. Let them sit for 5 minutes to melt, then spread the chocolate into a smooth layer. Allow the toffee crackers to cool completely, then place them in the freezer to chill thoroughly.
  5. Braise Brown Butter for Dough: While the toffee is chilling, brown 1 cup (222g) of salted butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Melt completely and continue heating while stirring until it bubbles, turns a golden brown color, and emits a nutty aroma. Remove from heat.
  6. Mix Sugars and Butter: Pour the browned butter into a stand mixer bowl or large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup (246g) brown sugar and 1/2 cup (115g) granulated sugar and mix thoroughly for 1 minute until combined.
  7. Add Eggs and Vanilla: Add 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until the mixture is smooth, fully combined, and no longer grainy.
  8. Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Add 2 1/4 cups (342g) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined to form a very soft cookie dough.
  9. Fold in Toffee Pieces: Remove the chilled cracker toffee from the freezer and chop it into small pieces. Gently fold these toffee pieces into the cookie dough, ensuring an even distribution.
  10. Shape Cookies and Garnish: Scoop dough into 3 tablespoon portions and place spaced apart on parchment or silicone-lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle each cookie dough ball with flaky sea salt on top.
  11. Rest Cookie Dough: Allow the shaped cookie dough to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes before baking to improve texture.
  12. Bake Cookies: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes or until they have spread and the surface no longer looks glossy.
  13. Cool and Serve: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack or serving. Enjoy the delightful combination of toffee, chocolate, and brown butter cookie!

Notes

  • Browning the butter adds a rich, nutty flavor to the cookie dough that complements the toffee and chocolate perfectly.
  • Be careful not to overbake the toffee crackers to avoid burning the sugar, 6 minutes should suffice.
  • Chilling and freezing the toffee layer before folding into the dough helps maintain crunchy texture in the finished cookies.
  • Resting dough before baking helps cookies hold shape and improves texture.
  • Using flaky sea salt enhances the sweet-salty contrast but can be omitted if unavailable.

Keywords: Christmas Crack Cookies, Holiday Cookies, Brown Butter Cookies, Toffee Cookies, Saltine Crackers, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Festive Cookies

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