Comments: "While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads..."

Vegetable	oil or Vegetable	Oil Spray
6 to 12	lollipop	sticks
�	cup	light corn syrup
1	cup	sugar
�	cup	water
4 or 5	drops	red or green food coloring
1	roll	thin, shiny ribbon
Small	Styrofoam Tree-Shaped	Cone
Masking Tape

Grease small cookie cutters with oil. Also grease cookie sheet. With a mallet, pound the end of the stick to flatten as much as possible. Lay cookie cutters over top of about 1" end of thin lollipop sticks, placing onto greased baking sheet. Mix corn syrup, sugar, and water in heavy saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Boil over medium heat (do not stir now) until temperature reaches 295� on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and stir in flavoring and coloring. Immediately pour into cutters to depth of 1/8 inch. If candy mixture runs outside of molds, gently push it back in with a lollipop stick that has been sprayed with vegetable oil. Allow molds and candy to cool, then remove from cookie sheet. Trim any excess candy. Wrap a tree-shaped cone with thin, shiny ribbon, attaching ribbon at base with tape and winding it around to the top of the cone, covering any foam area showing. Insert lollipop sticks into cone. Makes 6 large or 12 small lollipops.

This makes a great centerpiece for a kid's party, and it's edible.