If
you are looking for a fun and easy recipe to do with the kids, try these deliciously
simple Winter Cookie Pops. The kids will smile and giggle while making these treats, and
will have something fun to give to family and friends!
You
will need:
•
20 vanilla wafer cookies
•
1/2 cup peanut butter
•
1 6-ounce bag white chocolate chips
•
colored candy sprinkles, red & green combo and red pull apart licorice whips, cut into
1-1/2" lengths
•
M&M candies
•
M&M mini candies
• fruit roll ups,
cut into 4" lengths
•
Cake decorating writer gel in green, black, and orange tube of white cake decorator
frosting with flower tip
•
ice cream sticks
•
wax paper or paper plates
Instructions:
Spread peanut butter onto the flat side of the cookies. Place an ice
cream stick into the peanut butter on half the cookies. Top with another cookie so the
stick is sandwiched between the two cookies.
Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute, then in 20 second increments, stirring
until smooth.
Dip cookie pops in the melted chips, covering completely. Roll
pops in red and green sprinkles and lay or stand on waxed paper or paper plates. Place in
refrigerator to chill.
Fun Variations
Snowmen
Using a licorice whip, while chocolate is still warm on pop, form
headband and position to regular sized M&M candies as ear muffs. Lie pop flat on waxed
paper and let cool. When cool, use black decorator gel for eyes and mouth and orange for
the nose. Gently wrap a fruit roll up around the bottom of the cookie at the stick.
Santa
While chocolate is still warm, dip top of pop into red sprinkles for
Santa's hat. Lie flat on waxed paper and let cool. When cool, dot top of hat with white
decorator icing using flower tip. Use flower tip and white icing to add his bear and line
the brim of his hat. Use black decorator gel to dot on eyes.
Holly
While chocolate is still warm, position to red mini M&M candies off
center in the chocolate. Let cool. When cool, use green decorator gel to draw on holly
leaves, fill in.
Note: You can tint the melted chocolate with food
coloring, or leave the chocolate white and use different colored sprinkles. Decorate with
any other candies you wish, or leave some plain. Another variation is to use vanilla or
chocolate frosting instead of peanut butter for the filling.
These can also be made without sticks. use one stick to be able to dip the cookies in
chocolate and roll in sprinkles, then remove the stick and put on wax paper or paper
plates, then chill.
Here's what your kids will be doing when these yummy treats are
finished! This recipe was adapted from Penny Warner's Cookie Pops available in the Kid's
Party Cookbook.
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