No Scorch Caramels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. light corn syrup
2 c. warm light cream (half and half)
1/3 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix sugar, salt, syrup and 1 cup cream in 2-quart pot.
Cook and stir 10 minutes (to boil). Add rest of cream slowly.
While stirring, continue to boil candy. Cook 5 minutes. Stir in butter, one teaspoon at a time, and cook to 248\u00b0.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.
Mix and stir.
Pour into buttered 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan. Cool. Turn out onto board and cut in squares. Wrap in waxed paper.