Simply elegant and yummy, toffee is the perfect gift to give this holiday. It makes the perfect hostess gift plus, it's easy to make! Stuff You'll Need: 1 cup unblanched whole almonds 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 package of good milk chocolate chips 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans Let's Play! 1. Toast almonds in a 9x13 pan lined with foil. 2. In a 2-quart pan combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. 3. Cook over medium high heat, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon (about 7-10 minutes) until toffee is the color of the skin of the almonds. 4. The toffee is extremely hot! Handle with care and immediately pour toffee over the toasted almonds. Use a spatula to spread toffee over almonds. 5. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the hot toffee. Wait a minute then spread the melted chocolate until smooth. (Sorry, I had to work really fast during steps 4 and 5 because