Christmas Hard Candy

Easy to make Christmas candy.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 1 Batch

Ingredients

• 4  cups sugar
• 1  cup  Karo syrup
• 1  cup water
• 2  teaspoons  cinnamon oil or 2  teaspoons  oil  peppermint extract
•  red food coloring or   green food coloring
•  powdered sugar

Directions

1. Mix first 3 ingredients and boil to hard crack stage, 300ºF.
2. Add oil of cinnamon or peppermint and food coloring.
3. Pour into foiled lined cookie sheet.
4. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the candy while its still warm.
5. Break candy in small pieces when it is cool enough to handle.