Holly Jolly Snowmen

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Children can help make these tasty snowmen in your kitchen.
Prep time: 20 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Cooking time: 5 min.
Difficulty: Moderate

What you'll need:
[list][*]1 bag M&M'S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies[*]4 DOVE® Brand Rich Dark Chocolates[*]20 cups of popped popcorn (equals 1 cup unpopped)[*]1 cup sugar[*]1 cup light corn syrup[*]1/4 teaspoon salt[*]2 tablespoons butter[*]4 chocolate wafer cookies[*]1 tube white decorating frosting[*]4 wooden skewers[*]2 sheet pans[/list]
What to do:
[list=1][*]Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Spread the popcorn on a sheet pan and place in oven to keep warm.
[*]Combine the sugar, corn syrup and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat and cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture becomes thick, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the butter and stir until melted. Remove from heat.
[*]Transfer the popcorn to a very large bowl and toss with sugar mixture until completely coated. Stir in M&M'S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies, leaving a handful aside for decoration.
[*]With well-buttered hands, shape the popcorn mixture into 3 different size balls: 2-inch balls, 3-inch balls and 5-inch balls.
[*]Stack the popcorn balls in descending sizes, using a wooden skewer pressed through the center as the support. Make some snowmen using three different size balls and others with only two different size balls for variation.
[*]Use decorating frosting to attach M&M'S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies for scarves, buttons and faces. To make the hat, stack a DOVE® Brand Rich Dark Chocolate on top of a chocolate wafer and attach it with frosting.
[/list][b]Makes 4 snowmen (approximately 4 servings).[/b]