Chocolate Bonbon Cookie Pops
You don't even need to bake these sweet treats. Simply combine cookies and nuts with orange liqueur and a few other ingredients in a food processor, then freeze for a lovely treat. Perfect for the holidays!
Recipe Ingredients:
18 chocolate sandwich cookies with cream filling
1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons orange liqueur or orange juice
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
20 lollipop sticks
1 (12-ounce) package milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
Cooking Directions:
- In large food processor bowl combine cookies and 3/4 cup of the nuts; pulse until cookies are crushed. Add orange liqueur, corn syrup, and cocoa powder; process until combined. Add remaining nuts; pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape cookie mixture in 1-inch balls. Place on baking sheet, insert a lollipop stick, and freeze for 30 minutes.
- In a small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and shortening. Cook and stir over medium-low heat just until melted. Remove from heat. Dip pops in chocolate. Return to baking sheet. Loosely cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is set. If using liqueur, flavor will mellow after a day or two.
Makes 20 cookie pops.
To Store: Place in covered container; refrigerate up to 1 week.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/20 of recipe): 208 kcal cal., 14g fat (4g sat. fat, 2g polyunsaturated fat, 6g monounsatured fat), 4mg chol., 71mg sodium, 20g carb., 2g fiber, 13g sugar, 3g protein.
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