“I’ve now been making these for 30 years. My mom made them for 20 years before me. They are the BEST. There hasn’t been a single person in all my years baking that hasn’t loved them.” FULL RECIPE

Ingredients:
12 ounces soft  caramels (homemade or store-bought)
6 ounces  pecans (halves, toasted)
8 ounces  chocolate (semi-sweet, chips are fine)

How to Make It:
1 Gather the ingredients.

Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with aluminum foil or parchment, and spraying the foil or parchment with nonstick cooking spray.

Arrange the pecans in clusters of 4 with each pecan pointing in a different direction (like turtle legs).

Allow the caramel to cool slightly, so it’s not piping-hot, then use a spoon or a small candy scoop to drop a spoonful of caramel each pecan cluster.

They are meant to be a rustic candy, so don’t worry about keeping the turtles round or about having some of the pecans poking through.

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.

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