Start by heating the red candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave them in two 30-second bursts, stirring in between.

After the final burst, let them rest in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. Stir vigorously until fully melted.

Allow it to cool while stirring until it reaches around 91°F, then mix in the corn syrup until you have a smooth consistency.

Pour this mixture onto plastic wrap, wrap it tightly, and let it sit at room temperature for several hours until firm.

Once firm, knead the candy clay until it’s pliable. Roll it out thinly and cut into strips measuring ⅜ inch by 7 inches.

Alternatively, cut fruit rolls into the same dimensions for a softer scarf option.

Pour the melted white chocolate into a disposable pastry bag or a zip-top bag. Snip the tip to create an opening suitable for piping.

Pipe a mound of white candy onto the center of each candy clay or fruit roll strip (scarf).

Place two pretzel rings, touching, on top of the mound. Pipe white candy between the pretzels to secure them together and fill the centers with more white chocolate.

For the head, press two mini chocolate chips to serve as eyes and one orange candy-coated sunflower seed as the nose. For the buttons on the body, add three mini chocolate chips.

Pipe a little more white candy between the two pretzels and overlap the ends of the candy clay or fruit roll strips to complete the scarf.

Pop the assembled snowmen into the freezer for about 3-5 minutes to set the white candy. After that, let them sit at room temperature for 5 minutes.

Finally, use the black food coloring marker to draw a smile on each snowman’s face using 5-7 small dots.