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Butterscotch Wafers - Mom's Recipe - Daddy's

A home-style Butterscotch Wafers - Mom's Recipe - Daddy's made with Sugar, Vanilla, and Water. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Combine sugar, syrup, and water. Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

2. 2

   Continue cooking gently, do not stir!

3. 3

   Let mixture heat to 265F on a candy thermometer or until mixture forms a hard ball in cold water.

4. 4

   Add oleo and cook to 290F or until a drop in cold water becomes brittle.

5. 5

   Remove from heat.

6. 6

   Add vanilla and drop from tsp onto a greased pan when firm.