minty snowmen

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter, no substitutes
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 drop blue food coloring
• 1 drop red food coloring
• 1 drop yellow food coloring
• colored sprinkles
• cake decorator decorative candies

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl, combine the butter, corn syrup, extract and salt.
• 2 gradually beat in confectioners sugar, until mixture forms a ball.
• 3 place 1 tablespoon of dough in a small bowl: add blue food coloring, and keep mixing until blended.
• 4 repeat with yellow and red food coloring; set aside.
• 5 using plain dough, make 16 balls.
• 6 8 with 1 tablespoon of dough for each, and eight with 1/2 teaspoon for each, stack the smaller balls on top of the larger, making eight snowmen.
• 7 use the colored dough to form hats, scarves and earmuffs as desired.
• 8 add sprinkles and candies for eyes, noses and buttons, and mouths.
• 9 yield: 8 snowmen.