Flower Power Cookie Pops Food

FLOWER COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Lightly grease two baking trays. Beat the butter and caster sugar until evenly mixed.
• Sift in the flour and cornflour and stir to make a dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 20 minutes.
• Roll out between sheets of clingfilm to 6mm thick. Cut out 8cm rounds and put on the trays.
• Insert a lolly stick into each one. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then put on a wire rack.
• Mix the icing sugar with 2tbsp warm water, then spread on the biscuits. Leave to set slightly.
• Draw flowers with the piping icing and add daisy swirls.

FLOWER COOKIE POPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place the lollipops 2 inches from the edge of the pan and 4 inches apart.
• Mix the cookie dough with the flour until it is an even texture. Use a round teaspoon measuring spoon to form leveled half circles. Use your finger to gently ease the dough out of the spoon. Place 5 of the half circles, rounded-side up, around each lollipop, leaving a little space so that they are not quite touching.
• Bake the cookies, rotating the pans top to bottom and front to back midway through baking, until the candy melts and the cookies are slightly puffed and just golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on the pans until the candy hardens, about 10 minutes.

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.