New Orleans Pralines - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
5 Tbsp. boiling water
1/2 stick butter
1 c. pecans
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place sugars, water and butter in a pan over high heat.
Boil for 2 minutes or to soft ball stage.
Remove from heat and add pecans and vanilla.
Beat until mixture becomes creamy and begins to sugar on sides of pan, then drop by spoon onto waxed paper to cool.