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Minty Snowmen
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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 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
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