Lollipop Cookies Recipes

STAINED GLASS WINDOW / LOLLIPOP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients, excluding lollipops, to form dough.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
• With a scalloped-edged cookie cutter, cut large circles from dough.
• Place the scalloped circles onto lined cookie sheets.
• With a small cookie cutter, cut out desired shape from the centers of each circle.
• Remove the dough and fill the shape with crushed lollipops.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until the candy melts in the cookie centers.
• Allow to cool before removing from tray.

LOLLIPOP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a sheet pan. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the sugar, butter and shortening until fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla and baking powder and mix. Add the flour and mix. Shape the dough into a large flat disk, kneading briefly if necessary to bring the dough together. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 to 2 hours.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/4-inch thick. Using cookie cutters or empty tuna cans, cut out large round cookies about 3 inches in diameter. Transfer to the prepared pan. Cut a heart or circle out of the center of each cookie that will be filled later with lollipop syrup. Carefully slip the sucker sticks under the cookies and gently press dough down and around it to secure the stick. Bake until very light golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely on the sheet pan.
• Lollipop Centers: Combine sugar, glucose and water in a clean, dry, small saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer and cook on high heat. While cooking the candy syrup, occasionally wash down the pan sides to prevent crystallization using a clean brush dipped in water. Without stirring, cook until mixture reaches 305 degrees F or hard crack on the candy thermometer. Remove the pot from the heat and dip it into an ice bath for 10 seconds to stop the cooking. Remove the pot from the ice bath and add food coloring, stirring well a wooden spoon so the color is evenly distributed. To avoid air bubbles, stir in both directions and be careful not to over mix. Pour the syrup into hole of the cookies. Cool at least 20 minutes to harden. Store in an airtight container.

MINT-SWIRL LOLLIPOP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour, eggs and mint extract with spoon until soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. Roll one portion between 2 sheets of waxed paper into 13x10 1/2-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper.
• To remaining half of dough, add food color; mix until uniform in color. Shape into a ball. Roll between 2 sheets of waxed paper into 13x10 1/2-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper; invert colored dough onto plain dough. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper. Trim dough to 11x9-inch rectangle. Tightly roll into a log, starting at long side and using bottom sheet of waxed paper as a guide.
• Roll cookie log in coarse sugar; cut into 1/2-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Immediately insert 1 lollipop stick halfway into each cookie. With spatula, carefully remove cookies from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.

GINGERBREAD LOLLIPOP COOKIES

Steps:

• For the dough, mix dry ingredients (except sugar) into mixing bowl and whisk to fully combined.
• Beat the butter and sugar with mixer, and then beat in eggs on at a time. Mix until until batter is smooth, scraping bowl to get unmixed mixture.
• Add half of the flour mixture, just until combined.
• Add the molasses, scrape bowl again, and then add rest of flour mixture. Just until combined (over mixing will make cookies tough).
• Divide dough into four parts. Double wrap dough in surane wrap and refrigerate for two hours or until firm.
• Cook in middle of oven.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Roll out dough out on floured surface, and cut with floured cookie cutter. Cookies should be slightly under a 1/4 inch thick.
• Place cut dough on cookie sheet, add lollipop stick in the center of dough and push into dough slightly and then add the same shape on top of other cookie dough shape and lollipop stick. When they cook the will fuse together.
• Leave room for the cookies to expand when baking.
• Squish scraps together and re-refrigerate and reroll when chilled again.
• Bake cookies for about 8- 10 minutes.
• Cool cookies on pan for a few minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
• Directions for icing.
• When cookies are completely cooled.
• Combine egg whites, cream of tarter and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
• Beat on medium speed on mixer until frothy.
• Add half of powdered sugar, mixing well.
• Add remaining sugar and beat for about 5 to 6 minutes at high speed. The mixture should be stiff and can hold a peak. You may have to add more sugar or a little water depending on your consistency.

VALENTINE HEART POPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In bowl of electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on medium until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until incorporated.
• Gradually add flour mixture on low until combined. Wrap dough in plastic; chill 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. On a well-floured surface, roll out dough to 3/16 inch thick. Cut out 2 1/2-inch rounds. Use smaller cutters to cut hearts from rounds. (If desired, save and bake heart cutouts.) Transfer 8 cookies to an ungreased cookie sheet. Press 1 lollipop stick under each cookie. Place small hearts on same cookie sheet. Chill until firm, 15 to 30 minutes. Bake 8 to 12 minutes, until firm but not browned. Transfer cookies on pan to wire rack to cool, about 20 minutes. Repeat until all dough is used. Leave cooled heart pops on ungreased cookie sheet. Set aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup water in heavy 2-quart saucepan. Stir over medium heat, until sugar has dissolved. Increase heat to medium high; boil until mixture reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in flavored oil. Quickly pour mixture into 2 small heatproof bowls. Add food coloring to each; stir to combine. Pour into each empty heart. Make candy mixture again as in Step 5 with remaining ingredients and 1/2 cup water. Fill remaining cookies. Let set until hard, 10 to 20 minutes. Transfer in single layers to airtight containers. If humid, refrigerate.