Hard Candy

5 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 1/2 c. Karo light corn syrup
  • 1 c. water
  • 1 tsp. flavoring
  • 1/4 tsp. coloring

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine sugar, Karo syrup and water in saucepan.
  2. 2
    Bring to a boil.
  3. 3
    Stir often over medium heat.
  4. 4
    Boil until 310° on candy thermometer or until candy crackles in cold water.
  5. 5
    Add flavoring and food coloring.
  6. 6
    Put in buttered cookie sheet.
  7. 7
    When it starts to harden, cut with kitchen scissors.
  8. 8
    Or, for a fast and easy way, use a pizza cutter and snap pieces apart.
  9. 9
    For the finishing touch, put candy in powdered sugar.
  10. 10
    It will also keep it from sticking together.

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