There's something about the pairing of sweet and salty that gets your taste buds firing. Dip anything salty in chocolate - pretzels, peanuts, potato chips - and you've instantly upped the flavor factor by adding polar opposites together.

Here's a recipe for an incredibly easy to make sweet and salty treat to bring to your next holiday party. Or just have a round the house. There are several versions I've seen, but this particular one comes from my brother. He's always called them PMS Cookies and would make them, oh every 28 days or so, for my sister-in-law. (Apparently the salty/chocolate combo has powerful "mood regulating" properties as well.) Not sure if the term "cookie" is what they should be called. Technically they are made using crackers, but I'm not going to argue semantics. But I will say that anytime he's made them for a party, they are the first thing to go. That sweet and salty combo is hard to resist.

You don't need any baking skills whatsoever to make these, so give them a try for something homemade to bring to your next holiday party. Or just to have on hand every 28 days or so.

Ron's PMS Cookies
3/4 cup Butter
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1 Bag chocolate morsels or chips (can substitute any flavor, like butterscotch as well)
1 Box Saltine crackers
Line a cookie sheet with tin foil. Lay out Saltines to cover tray.

In small saucepan combine the butter and sugar.

Bring to roiling boil until mixture becomes frothy.

Slowly pour mixture over crackers.

Bake in 350F oven for 8-10 minutes.
Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle over chocolate morsels. Spread chocolate with spatula.

Place in freezer for one hour or until hard.

Break into pieces and enjoy.