Quick And Easy Hard Candy (microwave!)

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon flavoring (*flavoring may include lemon, vanilla, cherry, almond, peppermint or cinnamon oil or other extract)
• food coloring

Recipe

• 1 thoroughly mix sugar and light corn syrup in glass bowl.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap.
• 3 microwave on high for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
• 4 quickly stir the sugar mixture and then cover with a new sheet of plastic wrap. microwave on high for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
• 5 remove from microwave and stir. after boiling has ceased, stir in coloring and flavoring.
• 6 pour syrup quickly, onto wax paper covered cookie sheet or into non-stick sprayed molds. cool completely before breaking into pieces.
• 7 store in airtight container.
• 8 prep time is cooking time, and cooking time is actually cooling time.