Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup corn syrup
- 5 tablespoons butter alternative
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- pinch of salt
- orange and yellow food coloring
Instructions
- Mix powdered sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.
- Bring sugar, corn syrup, and butter alternative, to boil over high heat.
- Reduce to medium and boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mixture should reach soft ball stage (230 degrees F) but shouldn’t cook any longer.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla, then dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
- Let stand until cool enough to handle, but still slightly warm (approximately 15 minutes).
- Divide into 3 equal pieces and knead yellow food coloring into one, while kneading orange food coloring into the other.
- Separate each ball of dough into 4 equal pieces.
- Recruit 3 little helpers (or big ones) to each handle one set of dough balls (keep the 4th for yourself).
- For each set, roll each piece into equal length ropes and lay out on wax paper (orange in the middle, white and yellow on the outside edges).
- Flatten and press the ropes together with a rolling pin.
- Using a table knife or flat edge of a spatula & cut each piece at alternating angles.
- Smooth out edges of each piece and allow to cool completely.