Candy Christmas Tree

By carol gorman

A perfect recipe to make with the kids. We had as much fun building the Candy Christmas Tree as we did eating it! Happy Holidays to all and enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup vanilla frosting
• Green liquid or paste food coloring
• Styrofoam cone (12 inches high)
• 15 hard peppermint candies
• 15 hard spearmint candies
• 19 large red gumdrops
• 19 large green gumdrops
• 25 to 35 pieces crimped ribbon candy
• 23 pieces cut rock candy

Preparation

Step 1

Tint frosting green.

Place cone on a 9-in. plate; frost the sides and top of cone. Starting at the bottom, alternate peppermint and spearmint candies around the cone in a single row. Alternate red and green gumdrops in a row above candies.

Arrange remaining candies in rows around the cone until reaching the top. Position a mint candy on the tip of the cone; top with a gumdrop