Brittle Breakup

(I got this out of the newspaper and it's one of my favorite things to give away at Christmas)

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 Tblsp. water
1 Tblsp. light corn syrup
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 c. chopped pecans

Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Add sugar, cook, stirring often, until melted, 3 to 4 minutes. Add water and corn syrup. Cook, without stirring, until small amount of syrup dropped into cold water becomes brittle (300 degrees on a candy thermometer) about 15-20 minutes. Do not under cook.  It should be a nice medium brown color.
 Remove from heat. Immediately pour onto greased (with butter)baking sheet.

**Cook's Note:  cooking the candy over /low heat.  This recipe has been executed successfully, and fairly quickly, by cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and burning.

Sprinkle chocolate chips over the toffee; let stand 5 minutes. Spread the chocolate with a knife over the toffee and sprinkle with the chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.