or crushed red pepper flakes into the brown sugar before sprinkling it over the bacon; it doesn’t add another ingredient on the tray, but it changes the personality of the dish. If you prefer a smokier flavor, use a heavily smoked thick-cut bacon.
For a bit more crunch, bake the crackers on a wire rack set over the foil-lined pan so the drippings fall through and the bacon crisps all around, but still let them finish cooling on the foil