easy english toffee

Directions

1. 1

   Easy English Toffee 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 10 tablespoons butter (no substitutions) 3/4 cup semisweet

2. 2

   Combine sugar and butter in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan

3. 3

   Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture reaches 290 degrees F on a candy thermometer

4. 4

   Stir the toffee constantly while melting the brown sugar and butter

5. 5

   Remove melted toffee from the heat and cool slightly for about 5 minutes

6. 6

   Pour the mixture over the top of the walnuts in the pan and spread out in an even layer

7. 7

   Immediately sprinkle the top with the chocolate chips

8. 8

   Let the chips melt from the heat of the toffee, then gently spread the melted chocolate over the top of the hardening candy