Toffee

It's a holiday candy classic! But with only 5 ingredients, this buttery toffee can be enjoyed any time of year!

Makes 3 dozen candies

1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

1. Heat sugar, butter and water to boiling in heavy 2-quart saucepan, stirring constantly; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 13 minutes, stirring constantly, to 300 degrees F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads. (Watch carefully so mixture does not burn.)

2. Immediately pour toffee onto ungreased large cookie sheet. If necessary, quickly spread mixture to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand about 1 minute or until chips are completely softened. Spread softened chocolate evenly over toffee. Sprinkle with pecans.

3. Let stand at room temperature about 1 hour, or refrigerate if desired, until firm. Break into bite-size pieces. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 90 (Calories from Fat 65 ); Total Fat 7 g (Saturated Fat 4 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 35 mg; Total Carbohydrate 7 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 0g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%

Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Special Touch
For gift giving, fill decorative tins with Toffee, separating layers with colored plastic wrap, colored tissue paper or waxed paper.

Success
When making Toffee, a long spatula with a narrow metal blade is a good tool to have close by. You'll use it to both spread the toffee and the melted chocolate chips quickly and easily.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills