Natchez Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 15 whole graham crackers
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups chopped toasted pecans
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly butter 11 x 17 inches cookie sheet.
• 2 arrange graham crackers side by side, edges touching, on prepared cookie sheet.
• 3 stir butter and brown sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
• 4 mix in vanilla extract.
• 5 increase heat and boil 1 minute.
• 6 pour caramel mixture over graham crackers.
• 7 sprinkle with chopped toasted pecans.
• 8 bake until caramel topping bubbles and turns deep brown; about 10 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven.
• 10 immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over cookies.
• 11 cool 4 minutes.
• 12 cut along graham cracker edges to separate.
• 13 carefully transfer to rack and cool completely.
• 14 cut each cookie in half.
• 15 (can be prepared 1 day ahead. store in airtight container at room temperature).