Sparkling Sugar Snowflakes

What you need:

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon corn syrup

Vegetables spray and/or oil

Wax paper

1. Cover the work space with parchment or waxed paper and the floor with newspaper.
2. Spray a large, heavy baking sheet with vegetable spray, wiping any excess off with a paper towel. Set baking sheet in the middle of the prepared work space.
3. Place the sugar, 1/2 cup water, and corn syrup in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, over low heat. Stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Raise heat to high and bring mixture to a boil. Continue cooking until the temperature registers 310*F (hard-crack stage) on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat, and briefly plunge the saucepan into ice water to stop the cooking. Let stand to thicken slightly, about 1 minute.
4. Dip your spoon into the pot and bring over to your wax paper. Begin to lightly pour out the spoon into the shape of your snowflake onto the wax paper. Snowflakes are easy, really they’re just lines. Do one straight line, up and down. Position your spoon in the center of the line. Now move side to side. You should now have a cross. Next move in a diagonal from the center. Continue to make these lines until you have what looks like a star made from lines. You can make other pretty patterns in the snowflake, just be creative. Before the snowflake dries you can add a sprinkle of the sugar crystals to make it look more crystallized and snow-like.

Once your snowflake is completely dry, remove from the paper by peeling gently. Not only are these pretty and edible, you can also turn them into lovely decorations or ornaments.