Caramels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 sticks butter
2 lb. brown sugar
2 c. white Karo syrup
2 cans Eagle Brand condensed milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Melt butter over medium heat; add brown sugar and stir until all lumps are dissolved.
Add Karo syrup and condensed milk.
Stir constantly until mixture reaches 236\u00b0 to 238\u00b0 or just short of soft ball stage.
Add vanilla and stir until mixture stops bubbling.
Pour into buttered 9 x 13-inch cookie sheet.
Cool completely and cut into squares.
Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate or freeze.