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Skor Bar Cookies – Oma's Skorschnitten (Chocolate Toffee Bark)

These Skor Bar cookies are so delicious, you'll want to make them often. German? Nope! Delicious? Yes! Quick? Yes!

These Skorschnitten are fun to make together with your little ones. And, they are a lovely addition to Lebkuchen and Vanillekipferl  for your Christmas cookie platter.

Ingredients:

• 40 saltine or soda crackers (just over 1 sleeve)
• 1 cup (227 grams) butter
• 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar, packed
• 3 cups (510 grams) chocolate chips, semi-sweet or dark
• 1 - 2 cups (100 - 200 grams) sliced almonds

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a rimmed 11x17-inch baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with baking spray.
2. Cover baking sheet with one layer of soda crackers.
3. In saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until it boils. Boil for 1 minute, continuing to stir.
4. Pour mixture over crackers carefully (don’t burn yourself) and spread evenly.
5. Bake for 5 minutes, until the sugar mixture bubbles, and remove from the oven.
6. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the surface. Wait several minutes until the chocolate softens and then smooth it out evenly. If needed, return the baking sheet to the oven for a few minutes to help the chocolate soften. Sprinkle with the almonds.
7. Let cool completely on the baking sheet on a wire rack, then break or cut into pieces.
8. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Let them come to room temperature before eating.

Hints:

• Have leftover soda crackers? Use them for this fabulous Black Forest Dessert!
  
• As you cut or break into pieces, you may find that sometimes the "topping" separates from the "toffee" bottom. Don't worry. Both parts taste amazing.
• Be careful when working with the heated sugar/butter mixture. It's HOT!!!
  
• If you like the taste of salted caramel, then use salt-topped crackers. If not, use the unsalted ones.
  

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Updated on December 4, 2025