Mystery Halloween Cookie Pops

What You Need:

1 (12 oz.) pkg. vanilla baking chips
2 T solid shortening, divided
Orange food coloring
1 (16 oz.) pkg. cream filled chocolate cookies
32 Popsicle sticks
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips

How to Make It:

Place the vanilla baking chips and 1 T of shortening together in a microwave safe bowl.
Place in the microwave on high for 1 minute.
Remove th bowl from the microwave and stir until smooth.
If the chips haven’t melted enough return the bowl to the microwave for 30 seconds then stir again until smooth.
Add the food coloring and stir until you reach the desired color of orange.
Remove the tops off all the cookies.
Dip each Popsicle stick in the melted chip mixture and place one on each cookie half.
Return the tops to the cookies and place them on a sheet of waxed paper.
Place the cookies in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Reheat the chip mixture for 15 seconds in the microwave if it has hardened.
Dip each of the cookie pops into the melted chocolate covering the cooking well and allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl.
Return the cookies to the wax paper and freeze for 30 minutes or until set.
Place the chocolate chips and remaining shortening into a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave on high for 1 minute then stir until smooth.
Drizzle the mixture over each of the cookie pops.

These lollipops are a little different than the norm but the kids will love them. Wrap individual cookies and hand out to all your trick or treaters or give each party guest their own special Halloween treat.

Makes 32 lollipops