Caramel Snappers
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 100. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 90 pecan halves (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 of a 14-ounce package (about 25) vanilla caramels
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- Oven 350°
Instructions
- Spread pecans into a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a 350° oven about 10 minutes or till toasted, stirring occasionally.
- Line a baking sheet with foil. Butter the foil. On foil, arrange pecans in groups of 3, flat side down.
- In a heavy saucepan combine caramels and margarine. Cook and stir over low heat till melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Drop about 1 teaspoon melted caramel mixture onto each group of pecans. Let caramel pieces stand till firm (about 20 minutes).
- In a small saucepan heat chocolate pieces and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly, till melted and smooth. Remove from heat. With a narrow spatula, spread a small amount of melted chocolate mixture over the top of each caramel piece. Let stand till firm. Remove from baking sheet. Store tightly covered.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
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