Caramels

These are so good, it is a shame to just make them over the holidays. There used to be a woman I worked with that would ask me for weeks if I was going to bring any in until I did. Pier One usually has little bright colored boxes that are perfect to package these for little gifts. This recipe is also a good one for cookie exchanges.

4 c lite corn syrup
1 bag brown sugar
2 cans sweetened condensed milk
1 lb butter

Lightly butter a 11X17 rimmed cookie sheet or two 9X13 pans. Cook all ingredients to 240 degrees (soft ball stage) and then pour into pan. Cool at room temperature. Meanwhile cut wax paper in 2 1/2 X 4 inch pieces. After a few hours, use a long straight knife to cut caramels into 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch rectangles and wrap in wax paper, twisting each end. Makes about 150 caramels.