Coffee Stirrer Sticks

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brewed coffee
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 wooden lollipop or craft sticks

1. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, coffee, corn syrup, cocoa and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 290u0b0 (soft-crack stage), about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
2. Immediately stir in vanilla, then pour into a greased 2-cup heat-proof glass measuring cup. Working quickly, pour tablespoonfuls into circles on a greased
3. and lay a stick in each circle. Allow to cool until hardened. When cooled, wrap with plastic wrap and tie with ribbon. Store in an airtight container.

sugar, coffee, light corn syrup, baking cocoa, ground cinnamon, vanilla, wooden lollipop

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/coffee-stirrer-sticks/ (may not work)