Winter Cookie Pops
By Amanda Formaro
 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
- 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 (follow
links for directions and tips for working with chocolate). 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 two 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. You can also
make the cookies 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. This recipe was adapted from Penny
Warner's Cookie Pops available in the Kid's
Party Cookbook.
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