Lilias Upton'S Prize Winning English Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter or margarine, less 1 inch cut off of one cube
2 c. sugar
1 c. broken, blanched almonds or slivered almonds
2 c. chocolate chips
1 c. finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Melt butter and add sugar.
Bring to a boil.
Stir for 5 minutes.
Add 1 cup of the almonds.
Boil approximately 7 minutes to 289\u00b0.
Line cookie sheet (15 x 12-inch) with wax paper and spread toffee on the cookie sheet.
Let cool.
Melt 1 cup chocolate chips and spread over the top.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts.
Press walnuts in the wax paper if necessary. When cool, turn toffee over and repeat process with additional 1 cup chocolate chips and another 1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts.