Cupcake Cookie Pops Recipe

Cupcake Cookie Pops Recipe

Take sugar cookie dough to a whole new level.

Ingredients of Cupcake Cookie Pops Recipe

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

Lollipop sticks or pretzel sticks

Jolly Rancher hard candies, coarsely crushed

Royal Icing

Preparation of Cupcake Cookie Pops Recipe

In a bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until blended. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 in. thickness. Cut out with cookie cutters of your choice dipped in flour.

For lollipop cookies: Place lollipop sticks or pretzel sticks on foil-lined baking sheets. Top each with cutout dough; press down gently. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Carefully remove to wire racks to cool.

For cutouts with candy centers: Place cutouts 1 in. apart on foil-lined baking sheets. Cut out center of each cookie. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes. Add crushed candy to the centers; bake 3-5 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool completely before carefully removing to wire racks.

For frosted cookies: Transfer cutouts to a foil-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Fill pastry bags with Royal Icing tinted with colors of your choice. Outline each cookie with plain icing; let dry. Fill center of each cookie with tinted icing; spread with a toothpick. Let dry completely. Attach candies and decorations with additional Royal Icing. Yield: 2 dozen

Source: TasteofHome.com