Use any size or shape of cookie cutter, like pumpkins, for instance.  Once they have hardened wrap them in thick plastic, cellophane, or even those cellophane candy bags.  Tie them closed with Halloween color gift wrapping ribbon.  Give as gifts for your special family and friends at Trick-Or-Treat time.

1 1/2 cups of sugar
3/4 cups of water
2/3 cups of light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. peppermint oil
black and orange paste food coloring
10 lollipop sticks (or one for each cookie cutter) (available by candy making items at craft or party stores)

Butter 10 assorted size round cookie cutters and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the sugar, water and corn syrup into a saucepan and place the pan over medium heat.
Stir in the cream of tartar and cook the mixture, stirring constantly until the sugar has dissolved.
Stop stirring and bring the mixture to a boil.
Continue cooking without stirring until a candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the peppermint oil.
Be careful to keep your face away from the pan when stirring in the oil as the aroma is very strong.
Spoon 1/4 cup of the mixture into two separate heat resistant cups and tint one cup orange and one cup black.
Pour the remaining mixture into the prepared cookie cutters.
Drizzle the black and orange sugar mixtures over the cookie cutters and use a toothpick to swirl the mixture through each lollipop.
Remove the cutters just before the lollipops completely harden and place a lollipop stick into each lollipop.

Makes 10 lollipops, depending on size of cookie cutters.

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