CHOCOLATE TEDDY BEAR POPS

Chocolate Teddy Bear Pops image

Get creative with these chocolate teddy bear pop cookies made using Gold Medal® all-purpose flour - perfect for a dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
20 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
1 package (16 oz) chocolate-flavored candy coating
Betty Crocker™ chocolate candy sprinkles, if desired
40 small gumdrops, if desired
1 bag (9 oz) candy-coated chocolate candies, if desired
60 Betty Crocker™ red cinnamon decors or ready-to-eat cereal pieces, if desired

Steps:

In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with spoon until smooth. Stir in flour and cocoa. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 20 (1-inch) balls and 20 (3/4-inch) balls. To make each cookie, on ungreased cookie sheet, arrange 1 large ball and 1 small ball with sides touching. Insert about 1 1/2 inches of wooden stick through center of 1-inch ball and into smaller ball. Press floured bottom of glass on dough until about 1/4 thick. Place pairs of dough balls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Place waxed paper on tray. Melt candy coating as directed on package. Spoon coating over cookies; place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with chocolate candy sprinkles. Add gumdrops for ears. Add chocolate candies for hands and feet. Add cinnamon candies for eyes and nose.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie Pop, Sodium 85 mg