Best Ever Butter Toffee
- 2 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 cups Land O Lakes Butter
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
- 1 cup (6-ounces) semi-sweet or milk real chocolate chips
- Butter 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
- Combine all ingredients except nuts and chocolate chips in heavy 3-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Cook 25-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reaches 300F or small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms hard brittle strands.
- Stir in 1 cup nuts.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan; spread to desired thickness.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot candy; let stand 5 minutes.
- Spread melted chocolate evenly over candy.
- Sprinkle with nuts.
- Cool at least 3 hours.
- Break into pieces.
- Store in container with tight-fitting lid, in cool dry place, up to 3 weeks.
sugar, butter, water, light corn syrup, walnuts, semisweet
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2708/best-ever-butter-toffee (may not work)