Nut Brittle Recipe 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 tsp. water 1 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons margarine or butter 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 cup shelled unroasted unsalted peanuts, walnuts or macadamia nuts Turn oven on at 200° F. for approximately 30 minutes, turn off when oven is warm. Butter 2 cookie sheets, 15.5" x 12 "; keep warm in oven. Mix baking soda, 1 tsp. water and the vanilla in small bowl; reserve. In 3 qt. saucepan combine sugar, 1 cup water and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, to 240° F. on candy thermometer. Stir in margarine and nuts. Cook, stirring constantly on med. low heat, to 300° F. on candy thermometer, (watch carefully so mixture does not burn). Immediately remove from heat; stir in baking soda mixture making sure to blend completely. Remove cookie sheets from oven and pour half the mixture onto each sheet, quickly spread to form about 1/4 thickness. Cool completely before breaking into pieces.