Macadamia Nut Brittle

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup whole macadamia nuts
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon baking soda

Butter two cookie sheets. Place in warm oven. Mix sugar, corn syrup and
water in a saucepan. Cook over med. heat, stirring occasionally, until
syrup reaches the soft ball stage, 240 degrees on a candy
thermometer. Stir in macadamia nuts and butter. Cook, stirring constantly,
until thermometer reaches 300 degrees and syrup is brown in color. Remove
from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour half of the candy onto
each cookie sheet and quickly spread about 1/4 inch thick. When cool,
break
into pieces and store in a tightly covered tin.

**Warming the cookie sheets helps the candy to spread into thin
layers.**


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