Poor Man's Toffee

Name: Poor Man's Toffee
Yield: Makes about 15 pieces
Ingredients: 24 square, saltines; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), sugar; 1/2 cup, light corn syrup; 1 1/2 cups, roasted salted peanuts; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), semisweet chocolate chips; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, light corn syrup

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2007

Forget about buying expensive toffee. With this recipe, everyone can afford to indulge.

SERVES Makes about 15 pieces

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