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Minty Snowmen

1 tablespoon butter, softened
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 yellow food coloring
1 drop red food coloring
Colored sprinkles and cake decorator candies

In a small bowl, combine the butter, corn syrup, extract and salt.
Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar. Knead by hand for 1-2 minutes
or until mixture becomes pliable. To 1 tablespoon of dough, add

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blue food coloring; knead until blended. Add yellow food coloring to
another tablespoon of dough and knead. Add red food coloring to
another tablespoon of dough and knead. Leave remaining dough white.
Roll white dough into a log; remove one-fourth of the log and set
aside. For the snowmen's bodies, divide the remaining log into 8
pieces and roll into balls. For the snowmen's heads, divide the
reserved dough into 8 pieces and roll into balls. Stack 1 smaller
ball on top of each larger ball. Use the colored dough to form hats,
scarves and earmuffs as desired. Use colored sprinkles and candies to
make eyes, nose and buttons.

Yield: 8 snowmen.