Grandma's Butterscotch Candy Recipe

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The recipe for this wonderfully buttery candy was handed down from my grandma. My brothers, sisters and I love it now as much as we did when we were little...and so do our families. It's become a cherished tradition.

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Grandma's Butterscotch Candy Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

5 30 35

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Butter a 13-in. x 9-in. pan; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and cream of tartar. Bring to a boil, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Syrup will turn a golden color.
Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Return to heat. Cook and stir until thermometer returns to 300°. Pour into prepared pan. Cool. Break into pieces. Yield: about 3/4 pound.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 ounce) equals 73 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Grandma's Butterscotch Candy in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p37