Buttercrunch Toffee Candy

Directions

1. 1
   Line a 13"x 9" jelly roll pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. 2
   In heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, water, and corn syrup. Cook over medium-high heat until you reach the hard-crack stage (300°F on a candy thermometer) stirring constantly and watching carefully (about 15 minutes or so).
3. 3
   Immediately pour mixture onto prepared pan. 
4. 4
   Sprinkle with chocolate chips and let the heat of the butter/sugar mixture melt the chocolate. 
5. 5
   Spread gently to cover cooling butter/sugar mixture.
6. 6
   Sprinkle with nuts, pressing them gently into chocolate.
7. 7
   Let the toffee candy stand 2-3 hours to firm up, or chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.