put sifter over mixing bowl
sift in one cup of powdered sugar into the bowl, discard any lumps
add water, flavor, and corn syrup
run the mixer on low to combine until all sugar has been saturated
then sift in remaining powdered sugar stir to combine
divide between small bowls and add 1-2 drops gel color to bowls as desired, stir to mix in
remember that you should make the initial color darker than you need because they will fade as they dry
load piping bags with tips and sugar paste
line large flat baking sheets with parchment paper
pipe long lines of sugar paste on the baking sheets
be sure to pipe ABOVE the baking sheet and let the paste fall onto the sheet and do not drag the piping bag along or your sprinkles will look funny
use separate sheets if you need to keep the colors separate
set to dry somewhere they will be untouched for a minimum of 12 hours
once dry break up the lines to make your sprinkles