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Walnut Turtles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups walnut halves and large pieces
36 packaged caramels, unwrapped
3 T butter or margarine
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2/3 cup semisweet or milk-chocolate pieces
1-1/2 tsp solid shortening
Directions:
Directions:
1. Cover baking sheets with waxed paper and arrange walnut pieces in 28-30 clusters, spaced at least 1 inch apart.
2. Place caramels in top of double boiler with butter. Set over boiling water. Heat until caramels are completely melted, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir until butter and vanilla are thoroughly mixed with caramel.
4. Drop by teaspoonful onto center of each walnut cluster, making sure that the caramel touches all the walnut pieces to hold them together. Allow to cool.
5. Melt chocolate with shortening over hot, not boiling, water. Spread over caramel on candies and allow to set before removing from waxed paper.

Makes 28-30 turtles

 

 

 

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