Shelly's Recipe

CARAMEL PECAN CANDY

Category: Candy

1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup butter, divided
20 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
1 (14 oz) pkg caramels
3 cups pecan halves, toasted

Topping
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3 tbsp butter, heavy whipping cream and light corn syrup
3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Melt 1/3 cup butter; stir in cookie crumbs; press into a square baking dish. Bake at 324 for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. IN a saucepan over low heat, melt caramels and remaining butter. Stir in the pecans and pour over crust. Cool.

For topping, in a saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, butter, cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the vanilla and pour over caramel layer. Cool on wire rack. Cut into 1 inch squares.