I know you guys have probably seen the cake pops that are all over the place right now. They seem to be pretty popular with folks right now. Well I wanted to make some for the kids as a Halloween treat until I saw all the steps involved. I’m a pretty impatient cook. I don’t like chilling things, then doing another step, then chilling again. No, I like to continue until it’s completed or it might not ever get done.
But doggone it I wanted to make these things! This candy cookie pops recipe takes the cake pops recipe to another level. This cookie mix does NOT have to be chilled (which means I can keep going from step one until completed) and then just use some melted Halloween candy.
I used Brach’s Autumn Mix and just separated the pumpkins from the candy corn so I could have two slightly different colors and flavors. This autumn mix has candy corn with one end being chocolate. Never seen them before but I likes:)
The cookie dough in this recipe is kind of dry and crumbly. It’s ok! That’s what you want. If it was any wetter it would spread. We want balls:)
Scoop you out a heaping tablespoon of this yummy cookie dough, knead it a couple time, then roll it into said balls.
Place balls in a mini muffin pan (or in a single layer on a baking sheet if you don’t have a mini muffin pan).
Melt your two different candies into two separate small pots. Dip the end of a popsicle stick into the melted candy and then immediately into the center of your cooked and cooled cookie balls.
After they set up (only takes about 5 minutes) dip the entire cookie ball into the melted candy, cool and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1 21oz bag Brach’s Autumn Mix Candy, separated
- 48 popsicle sticks
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and egg.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
- Add the flour and baking powder mixture slowly to the wet ingredients until combined.
- Mixture will be crumbly.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoon, knead a couple times and roll the dough into a ball.
- Place into an ungreased mini muffin pan.
- Cook in a 350° pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the cookie candy pops
- Separate the bag of candy by placing the pumpkins in one sauce pan and the candy corn in another sauce pan.
- Melt on low, stirring occasionally, until all candy is melted. Keep the candy on the lowest heat setting possible until you are finished making the candy cookie pops. (If you decide to take the pans off the heat you can return them back to the stovetop to re-melt the candy at any time.
- Dip the tip of a popsicle stick into the melted candy and place immediately into the center of the cookie ball.
- Continue until all cookie balls have a popsicle stick.
- Allow to set up (about 10 minutes).
- Dip each cook ball completely into the melted candy, allowing excess to drip off.
- Slide the bottom of the cookie ball over the lip of the pan to remove excess candy.
- Place on aluminum foil that has been lighted coated with non-stick cooking spray.
- Allow candy cookie balls to completely set up.
- Store at room temperature.
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Cute, simple and I bet yummy for the tummy! Wish I had some kids here for the festivities. Can’t wait for Turkey Day and Christmas……….
Thank you Regina! I can’t wait for all the upcoming holidays either.
What adorable treats you’ve created! My grandchildren would love these. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your welcome! I hope he enjoys:)
Oh these sound fun and yummy! Sounds pretty easy too so something I can make
thanks for sharing with us!
They are easy and just big enough for a small treat:)
This look easy and yummy. Might try these for Halloween!
Definitely give them a try! Thanks for stopping by:)
What?!! These look crazy yummy…and easy…which mean they are perfect for me! Thank you for sharing with us at Party in Your PJs…pinning now….making later!
Thanks Kim and I enjoyed the party:)
Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party! Your post has been pinned to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board
Thank you Michelle:)
Very cool idea to coat them in candy corn! Thanks for the idea.
Thank you Julie:)
Adrian, you are the queen of unique and win the prize for clever kiddo!!! I featured this on my fb page, pinned and printed to make myself asap. Thanks so much for linking up at WW Blog Hop and hope you will come back again next week. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
Thank you Carrie for the shares and the sweet comment:) I hope you like them!
These look like a lot of fun…and tasty too
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
They were both! Thanks Catherine:)
I just love your Candy Cookie Pop, yum! Hope you are having a great fall day and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen for taking the time to stop in and leave such sweet comments:) I too hope your day is going great!
Wow how creative! Definitely pinning for later! Thank you for stopping by the Creative Spark Link Party last week. Hope you stop by again today to link up! http://BIT.LY/1U6M892