Old-Fashioned Butter Crunch
["1 1/2 to 2 c. slivered almonds, toasted", "1 c. butter", "1 1/4 c. sugar", "2 Tbsp. light corn syrup", "2 Tbsp. water", "12 oz. chocolate chips"]
["Toast almonds at 350\u00b0 until golden, 5 to 10 minutes.", "Cool. Reserve 1 cup and blend to almost dust (1/2 to 1 cup).", "Melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan on medium heat (3-quart pan).", "Cook the sugar, corn syrup and water to hard crack stage (300\u00b0).", "Stir often.", "When done, mixture will pull from side of pan.", "Remove from heat.", "Add 1 cup slivered almonds.", "Pour into a 13 x 9-inch buttered Teflon type pan.", "When almost cool, run scraper around sides of pan; use heat resistant scraper.", "Cool completely and turn out on waxed paper."]
["slivered almonds", "butter", "sugar", "light corn syrup", "water", "chocolate chips"]