HALLOWEEN CHOCOLATE COOKIE POPS

Halloween Chocolate Cookie Pops image

Our children look forward to making these cute cookies each year. They've become experts at making silly faces with little candies.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 lollipop sticks
Prepared vanilla frosting
Food coloring
Black and yellow decorating gels
Optional decorations: Candy corn, candy eyeballs, M&M's minis and cinnamon hearts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Insert a lollipop stick into each cookie. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Tint frosting; frost cookies. Decorate with gel and optional decorations as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.