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A time long ago

It’s that time of year again: my son’s pre-school class picnic.  This is my fifth consecutive school picnic if I count the years my daughter attended the same school, and because it’s my last I felt measurably less committed to cooking for it.  Why should I care about impressing people I will never see again?  I opted for The World’s Greatest Cookie because the preparation is effortless and I didn’t have to make a separate shopping trip to collect ingredients.

First, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Then line a sheet pan with parchment and lay out saltines, side by side, to fill the pan.  Heat 1 1/2 sticks of butter with 1/2 cup of sugar until sugar is melted.  Pour the butter evenly over the saltines and bake for 10 minutes.  Take the pan out of the oven, sprinkle the saltines with bittersweet chocolate chips and allow the chips to melt slightly into the crackers.  At this point cool down the pan and eventually refrigerate it for at least a couple of hours.  When chilled the butter/sugar hardens into crispy caramel and you can easily break up the cookies.  I am telling you, it is the greatest cookie ever invented.  I forgot to take pictures and at the point I realized I needed to they had all been eaten.  Just go make them.