Cookie Pops

Kids Cooking

Wrap up a cookie pop and give to family and friends for Valentines Day. Sandwich a spoonful of peanut butter between two vanilla wafers. Insert a craft stick to make a pop. Chill pops for a few minutes and dip into melted chocolate. Decorate with sprinkles or use icing gel to write fun Valentine shorts on such as “Love” and “Mom.” Wrap individually in a cellophane bag and tie with a colorful ribbon. Enjoy cooking, but always clean up.

Recipe

24 vanilla wafer cookies

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 pound Candy Kote Wafers, milk, dark, or white chocolate

Candy decors or sprinkles

Decorating writer gel

On half the cookies, spread a heaping teaspoon peanut butter onto the flat side of each. Top with remaining cookies. Insert a stick into the peanut butter making a cookie pop. Refrigerate for a few minutes. To melt the wafers, place 1/2-pound in a glass measuring cup. Set microwave on defrost for 3 1/2-minutes. Remove and stir to smooth. Dip or spoon over melted chocolate, covering completely. Decorate using your creativity. To dry, insert sticks into a secured floral styrofoam block on place on a wax paper covered tray. Place one pop in each bag and tie with a colorful ribbon. Yield: 12 pops.

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S. Family and Consumer Science Home Economist

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