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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 5 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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These lollipops can be made with any shape cookie cutter. Gingerbread men, snowmen, Christmas trees and reindeer - there are endless color and design options. so let your creative juices flow. Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups sugar |
3/4 cup water |
2/3 cup light corn syrup |
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar |
1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil |
red and/or green paste food coloring |
10 lollipop sticks |
crushed peppermint candies, optional |
Directions:
1. Butter 10 assorted metal cookie cutters and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and cream of tartar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).
2. Remove from the heat. Stir in oil, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. For each color of candy swirls, pour 1/4 cup sugar mixture into a ramekin or custard cup; tint red or green.
3. Immediately pour remaining sugar mixture into prepared cookie cutters. Drizzle with colored mixtures as desired; cut through with a toothpick to swirl. Remove cutters just before lollipops are set; firmly press a lollipop stick into each. Sprinkle peppermint candies over tops if desired. Yield: 10 lollipops.
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