Two-Cracker Party Bars

I don’t know what to call these things.

I found them at Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kitchen website- were there are so many drool-worthy recipes, it’s hard to pick just one.  They were called Kit Kat Bars, and based on the title alone, I had to make them.  But when I looked at the ingredients and saw I needed Club crackers and graham crackers, I was so intrigued, there was no way I was not making them.  And what better than to take a pan of untried bars to a family gathering- a willing crowd of guinea pigs, that’s for sure.

I made the bars the day before heading out to visit family.  They really did come together much more easily than I’d anticipated.   I used a half-sheet pan instead of a 9×13, I wanted plenty, so I multiplied everything by half and used that for my measurements. (So instead of 2/3 cup I used 1 cup, instead of 1/2 cup, I used 3/4 cup.)  The first layer was a layer of club crackers, followed by a layer of the brown sugar/graham cracker goo.  After repeating this twice, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and peanut butter are combined to provide a topping for the whole thing.

I teased everyone all weekend about these delicious homemade kit kat bars, and when I finally brought them out to try them, I have to admit, I was disappointed.  Oh, they are very tasty- quite delicious and addictive, but they taste nothing like a Kit Kat.   The salty Club crackers tame the sweetness of the sugar and the chocolate, and just make you want to keep coming back for more.  I will most definitely be making these again, but for now, I think I’ll go with Two-Cracker Party Bars as a name.

Two-Cracker Party Bars

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add milk, brown sugar, and white sugar. Bring that to a boil and add graham cracker crumbs. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5-6 minutes.

Put a layer of Club crackers on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Pour half of the graham cracker mixture over that. Add another layer of crackers, then the other half of the graham cracker mix, followed by a third layer of crackers.

Melt chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter. Use to frost the bars by spreading it evenly over the top layer. Chill. Cut. Enjoy!