Millionaires

Incredibly $RICH$ delicious candies :O) that are sooooo easy you would never know it by their taste. They are so awesome that everyone will think you slaved all day making them!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 42 candies

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) package  caramels, unwrapped
• 3  tablespoons milk
• 2  cups pecan pieces
• 1  tablespoon shortening or 1  tablespoon  paraffin wax
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. In a saucepan, melt caramels in milk over low heat.
2. Remove from heat and stir in pecans until well combined.
3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto buttered waxed paper.
4. Chill until firm.
5. Melt chocolate chips and shortening or wax in a heavy saucepan, double boiler or in microwave.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Dip chilled candy into chocolate, covering completely.
8. Return to waxed paper and chill.