English Toffee

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 lb butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in an 11 x 17 cookie sheet or jelly roll pan (needs to have sides), sprinkle 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts.
• 2 place all remaining ingredients except nuts and chocolate chips in a heavy skillet. turn heat to high and cook stirring constantly until the mixture is the color of honey (about 7 - 10 minutes).
• 3 poor mixture into the cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. let stand for approximately one minute and then sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top.
• 4 let stand until chocolate chips have softened (about 5 - 10 minutes), then spread the chocolate over the mixture and sprinkle with the rest of the chopped nuts.
• 5 let it cool until the chocolate isn't sticky (about 2 hours), then break into pieces. it keeps for weeks if stored in a cool, dry place, but trust me it won't last that long!