#1525 - Toffee Crunches

2 sticks butter (NO substitutes)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 box graham crackers
chopped walnuts OR chopped pecans
1 - 12oz. bag Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits

Line a jelly roll pan (cookie sheet with 1 " lip on all sides) with foil--grease the foil. Line up graham crackers edge to edge to cover the whole bottom--break graham crackers when necessary. In a saucepan over low heat add butter--melt. Add white sugar, turn heat to medium--stir and bring to a boil, then stir/cook for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat--add vanilla and chopped nuts--stir. Carefully spread the mixture evenly on top of the graham crackers. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the chocolate bits all over the top (they will melt). Once bits have melted, use the greased back of a spoon or spatula to spread the melted chocolate into one even layer (if the bits are not melting enough, return to the oven for a minute or two). Cool completely, then refrigerate until very cold. Break into pieces.