A handmade christmas! home made cinnamon hard candy

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon extract or 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil
• 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

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Preparation

• Line an 8x8" metal baking pan with parchment paper and grease parchment with non-stick spray; set aside.
• Heat sugar, corn syrup & 1/2 cup water in a 1-qt saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and cover; boil 3 minutes.
• Remove lid & attach a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Cook, without stirring, until sugar mixture reaches 300 degrees; remove pan from heat.
• With a long handled spoon, stir in the cinnamon extract & food coloring. Pour mixture onto prepared pan.
• Let cool slightly, until candy reaches pliable consistency. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut candy into 1/2" squares. Let cool 30 minutes until hard.
• Peel candies off parchment paper and wrap individually in confectioner's paper or dust candies with a mixture of 1/4 cup powdered sugar & 1 teaspoon cinnamon, if you like and transfer to another bowl.