St. Nicholas Cookie Pop Recipe

These cookies are as fun as making a craft! If creating these with littles, consider baking the cookie pops in advance, so you can get right to the fun part of decorating!

Oven Temp: 400 Degrees

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Cookie sheet

Parchment paper

Mason jar or glass

30 wooden popsicle sticks *make sure food safe

Red food coloring

INGREDIENTS TO GATHER

1 cup cane sugar

1/2 cup shortening

2 tablespoon milk

1 large egg

2 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

More sugar, for dipping glass

TO DECORATE

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2-3 tablespoon water

4 tablespoon sugar (colored red)

1/2 cup shredded coconut

30 miniature marshmallows

60 mini chocholate chips

30 red hot cinnamon candies

WHAT TO DO

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Using a stand mixer, or a handheld beater, combine the sugar, shortening, milk and egg, beating until combined.

In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry mixture to the wet mixture.

Shape the dough into walnut-sized balls (about 1 1/4 inch).

Place a popsicle stick into each ball of dough, making sure it reaches the center so the stick will be securely in the cookie once baked. Place on cookie sheet.

Dip the bottom of a glass or mason jar in sugar and flatten each ball by gently pressing down. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.

Cool completely before decorating.

DECORATING

Prepare the frosting by mixing the powdered sugar and vanilla, adding water in teaspoon increments until it gets to a spreadable consistency.

Mix a few drops of red food coloring into ½ a cup of sugar. Set aside in a bowl.

Prep the decorating items (shredded coconut; miniature marshmallows; mini chocolate chips; red hot cinnamon candies) by placing them in small bowls.

To frost the cookies...

For the hat... sprinkle red sugar along the top, adding a marshmallow (I used a candy coated almond) on the right side to make the pom-pom.

For the beard... add shredded coconut to the lower 1/3 of the cookie.

For the nose...add the cinnamon dot in the center.

For the eyes...add two mini-chocolate chips.

Admire and enjoy!

*Adapted from Building the Family Cookbook by Suzanne Fowler

Written by: Catherine Fowler Sample

Hi, I'm Catherine—mom of three, wife to one very amazing husband, and the heart (and night owl) behind My Advent Angel.

Years ago I worked with the producer of Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ to write and produce the film The Dating Project. I’m also the author of Gather Together: Recipes and Reflections to Build Friendships Around the Table (Ave Maria Press). Both of those projects grew out of the same desire that still motivates me now: to build up relationship culture around Jesus—whether that be in dating, at a dinner party, or in the domestic church. If My Advent Angel helps even one child fall more in love with Jesus, my heart is full.

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