Elegant Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. unblanched sliced almonds
1 c. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
2 c. finely ground walnuts

Preparation

On a foil lined baking sheet, arrange almonds in a single layer over a 12 x 7-inch area.
In 2-quart saucepan, combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt.
Cook over high heat, stirring constantly with clean, dry spoon, until butter is melted. Continue cooking and stirring, 5 to 7 minutes (until mixture is the color of unbleached almonds).
Immediately pour over almonds; do not scrape pan.
Cool completely.
Melt chocolate chips and break toffee into pieces and dip into melted chocolate.
Sprinkle walnuts on top.