1/4 pound (one sleeve) soda crackers
1 cup butter (margarine will not work)
1 cup sugar
1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips (optional)
Chopped pecans (optional)

Line cookie sheet with foil and butter well. Break the crackers and try to layer them evenly on the foil. If you are going to use the pecans, brown them in the butter. Boil the butter and sugar for exactly 3 minutes. Remove pecans from the butter and set aside. Pour butter-sugar mixture over the crackers and bake in the oven at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chocolate chips. As the chips melt, spread them evenly over the mixture. You can then sprinkle with the pecans if you wish. When cool, break into pieces.

***My granddaughters are spending the night, and they have requested that we make these. Thought I would post because these are super simple.

These are really good, I get requests to make these when I make my candy/cookie trays at Christmas time.