Swedish Hard Candies (Knäck) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
1 cup cream
1 cup chopped blanched almonds or 1 cup mixed nuts

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup, butter and cream in a heavy saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture forms a firm ball, about 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Add nuts and pour into small fluted waxed paper candy cups or onto well-buttered cookie sheet. If poured on a cookie sheet, allow to set before cutting into small squares with oiled scissors.
Wrap in waxed paper.