Recipes/Cookies & Candy/Caramels

From Original cookbook page 68

Caramels

A cookies & candy favorite from the Martell family cookbook, shared by Teresa Martell Pickens.

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Method

Make something worth remembering.

Method

  1. Place the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in a pan. Stir using medium heat.
  2. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until it reaches a firm ball (245°F). Stir in the vanilla. Pour onto a generously buttered 9 X 9 X 2 " pan. Cool. Cut into small squares and wrap in pieces of wax paper.
Family note

What makes this ours

My own recipe. I started making them about 10 years ago. Many family memories! Now, I make about 8 to 10 batches at Christmas time.

TMRecipe contributed byTeresa Martell Pickens