This will be my first (hopefully not last) Christmas candy edition blog post. During the holidays I absolutely love to make cookies and candies. I'm not sure which I like more - making them or eating them. This is my recipe for an extremely simple toffee recipe - all you need is 3 ingredients.
1 stick of unsalted butter
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips (I prefer semi-sweet, but you can use milk chocolate if you prefer)

*I don't like nuts at all so I don't use them, but it would be very easy to put them in this recipe


Begin by melting the butter and brown sugar in a pan over medium-high heat.


Bring to a boil. Set a time for 7 minutes and maintain a rolling boil while stirring constantly for 7 minutes.


Yes, 7 minutes. Your arms will get tired and you'll look at the clock ever 10 seconds toward the end, but if you don't keep stirring it will stick to the bottom and burn quickly. There is no reversing this and you'll have to start over. Also, note that I don't use a wooden spoon because the toffee will stick to the wood and it's extremely hard to get off.
It will begin to firm up and separate, very normal. Continue this until you get to a beautiful caramely brown color. Once your 7 minutes is up pour into a butter 8x8 pan. I just rub the wrapper of the butter on the pan after I take it out. There is plenty left on the wrapper to go around.
Immediately pour your chocolate chips over the top of the toffee then cover the pan with a large cookie sheet until the chocolate chips are softened.
Once the chocolate chips are softened/melted start to spread them over the top of the toffee evenly.
Cool on the counter, then chill in the fridge until the chocolate sets up.
Once the chocolate hardens, simply crack into it with a knife and break into pieces. 
Happy Holidays and I hope you all enjoy!