Pumpkin Cookie Pops Recipes

PUMPKIN COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in pumpkin. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (dough will be soft). , Drop dough by 2 tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased or parchment-lined baking sheets. Insert sticks into dough. Insert a gumdrop piece into the top of each for the pumpkin stem. , Bake at 350° until set and lightly browned around the edges, 14-16 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For icing, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, meringue power and water until smooth. Remove 1/2 cup to another bowl; cover and set aside. Stir orange food coloring into remaining icing. Spread or pipe over cookies. Let stand for 30 minutes or until icing is set and dry. , Tint reserved icing with green food coloring; use colored icing to pipe leaves and vines.

PUMPKIN "I SCREAM" COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until dough forms. Divide dough in half; shape each half into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Repeat with remaining dough and reroll scraps.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread 1/3 cup ice cream on bottom of 1 cookie; press craft stick in center of ice cream. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. Press candy sprinkles into ice cream on edges. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze 1 hour. Unwrap; decorate cookies with icing. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Rewrap in plastic wrap; store in freezer.