1/2 c. cold water
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Powdered sugar
Decorators' Frosting

Line the bottom of a 12 x 9 x 2 inch (across the top) baking pan with wax paper. Lightly grease paper.

Pour the water into a 2 quart saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let stand to soften - about 5 minutes. Stir constantly over low heat until the gelatin dissolves - about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and corn syrup; stirring constantly, cook until the sugar is dissolved - about 1 minute. Off heat, stir in the vanilla.

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, at high speed, beat the gelatin mixture until it thickens and is a soft marshmallow consistency - about 5 minutes. Turn into the prepared pan. With a lightly buttered spatula, spread evenly. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature to dry for 8 to 12 hours.

Heavily dust a cutting board with powdered sugar. Turn out marshmallow mixture onto it. Carefully peel off wax paper. Dust top of mixture heavily with powdered sugar.

Grease 2 inch metal bunny and chick cookie cutters - do not use plastic cutter. Leaving 1/4 inch between each, cut shapes. Dust top and sides of shapes with powdered sugar.

Fit a pastry bag with a plain decorating tip (#3). Fill the bag 1/2 full with Decorators' Frosting. Pipe along top outer edges, outlining chicks with yellow and bunnies with pink frosting. Use blue for eyes. Let dry at least 5 minutes. Wrap separately in wax paper or plastic wrap and store in a tightly covered container.

DECORATORS' FROSTING:

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 lg. egg white
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar

In the small bowl of the electric mixer stir together powdered sugar, egg whites and cream of tartar. At high speed for 8 minutes. Keep frosting covered with a damp paper towel. Place about 1/3 of the frosting in each of 3 small bowls.

Stir in several drops of food coloring until blended - yellow in one bowl, blue in another bowl and pink in the remaining bowl. There may be some leftover frosting which you can use to decorate sugar cookies cut in Easter shapes or on vanilla wafers.