Recipe Chocolate Covered Caramels (Christmas)

Required Ingredients:

• CARAMELS
• 1 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• CHOCOLATE
• 1 pound milk chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter

Preparing/Cooking:

• Grease an 8 x 8 inch square pan.
• In a heavy 4 quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat; add brown sugar, corn syrup and milk.
• Stirring constantly, heat to 242 to 248 degrees F (116 to 120 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm but pliable ball.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• When caramel has cooled and set, cut into 1 inch squares.
• Chill in refrigerator until firm.
• Melt chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave.
• Stir until smooth.
• Dip caramel squares in chocolate and place on wax paper to cool.

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