Caramel Pecan Candy

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 81
• 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 20 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
• 3 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/3 cup butter; stir in the cookie crumbs.
• 2 press into an ungreased 9-in. square baking dish.
• 3 bake at 325° for 10-12 minutes or until set. cool on a wire rack.
• 4 in a saucepan over low heat, melt caramels and remaining butter. stir in the pecans. pour over crust. cool.
• 5 for topping, in a saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, butter, cream and corn syrup.
• 6 cook and stir over low heat until smooth.
• 7 remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• 8 pour over caramel layer. cool on a wire rack.
• 9 refrigerate until chocolate hardens.
• 10 let candy stand at room temperature for 5-10 minute before cutting into 1-in. squares. store in the refrigerator. yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.