I have been making a recipe just like this for 20 years. I make it about 3 times a month. I use 1/2 pound of salted butter. 4 cups of pecan halves. Leave out the vanilla. I use organic butter, organic sugar and organic pecans.

I can make candy! My husband is so thrilled and these were really easy. I had to make 2 extra batches people thought they were so good. Just know that it takes several minutes for the mixture to cook down to a brown color and form the hard ball in the water. It was soooo worth it.