Turtle Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. heavy cream
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 bars German sweet chocolate
pecan halves

Preparation

Line baking pans with foil.
Lightly butter foil.
In a heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients except vanilla, nuts and chocolate.
Cook, stirring with wooden spoon over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Cook hardball stage (244\u00b0).
Remove; stir in vanilla.
Turn into prepared pan; let cool 30 minutes.
Cut into 26 pieces.
Roll into balls; place on buttered cookie sheet.
Make feet and head by pressing 5 pecan halves into each ball.
Melt chocolate.
Spoon 1 teaspoon chocolate over each ball, leaving part of pecans showing.
Refrigerate to allow chocolate to harden.