Ingredients

1 cup sugar1/2 cup light corn syrupDash salt1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil3 to 4 drops red food coloring12 lollipop sticks

Preparation

Butter 12 assorted 3-in. metal cookie cutters. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; set aside.

In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil; cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).

Remove from heat; stir in oil and food coloring (keep face away from mixture as oil is very strong). Immediately pour sugar mixture into prepared cutters.

Remove cutters just before lollipops are set; firmly press a lollipop stick into each. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.