GRAHAM CRACKER TOFFEE

I got this recipe from my first cooking school as a child, some 40 years ago. I don't make it anymore unless I have somewhere to take it THAT DAY! It calls me from the freezer even when I have broken it into tiny pieces and frozen it. I just keep eating and eating and eating it! I am powerless over graham cracker toffee! Enjoy!

Graham crackers or soda crackers
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup nuts (optional
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Break graham crackers apart and cover the bottom of a buttered 15- by 10- by 1-inch pan with them, not overlapping.

Cook butter and brown sugar over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add nuts, if using, and pour over crackers.

Bake for 8 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and return pan to oven just long enough for chips to soften. Gently spread chocolate over entire top of toffee while still hot. Let cool and break apart.