Cooking on Wednesday

 I usually do my recipe posts on Thursday, but after today I'm going to take a break until after Christmas.  However, I wanted to share this recipe with you in case you were looking for an easy candy recipe to try for a Christmas event.
This is a recipe for English toffee. I was surprised by how easy it was. The toffee turned out to be really good, dissolve in your mouth type toffee! I made it without nuts, because we are not nutty people!  But you can add chopped nuts on top if you like.

English Toffee

1 cup white sugar
2 sticks salted butter (1 cup)
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 Hershey chocolate bars
chopped nuts, optional

Butter a baking sheet and set aside.
Combine sugar, butter, water and vanilla and bring to a boil. Stir constantly until mixture turns a light, golden brown.  The original poster said it took hers 8 minutes, others said 10.  Mine was ready in 8 minutes.
Remove from heat and pour onto greased pan.
Unwrap candy bars and place on toffee mix. Wait a minute for chocolate to melt, then spread evenly over top.  If you are using nuts, sprinkle them over the top.
Allow to cool, or chill in refrigerator.
Break into small pieces, store in the refrigerator.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, giving thanks for the greatest gift, our Savior!  See you in January!