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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Chocolates

    Add a little sunshine into your day with these cute lollipops.

    Published: Apr 10, '12 · Modified: Apr 25, '20 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Sunshine Lollipops

    Add some sunshine to your day with these adorable Sunshine Lollipops! These simple treats are so much fun to make and they are a great addition to any party!

    sunshine lollipops

     

    Oh, sunshine, I am so in love with you! Everyday I see you smiling down on me,

    I am energized and happier.

    Do you feel that way too?

    It has been so nice here in Ohio for the past few months as the sun has shone more days than not. To celebrate the beaming brightness that warms our planet and my heart, I made these Sunshine Lollipops, each with a cheerful little smile.

    To make these pops I employed the same technique used to make my Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes this Easter. I was pleasantly surprised by the popularity of that recipe and knew it could be translated into other themes.

    These pops are easy to make using yellow confectionery coating/candy melts, cookies, edible eyes, and a food coloring marker. In just a short time, you too can make your own cheery lollipops. So, let's get started...

    Add some sunshine to your day with these adorable Sunshine Lollipops! These simple treats are so much fun to make and they are a great addition to any party!

    Sunshine Lollipops (makes 12)

    Before you begin  If you don't have much experience melting confectionery coatings, you might want to read my Chocolate Making Tips.

    Ingredients:

    12 ounces melted yellow confectionery coating/candy melts
    or use white colored with yellow candy coloring
    12 small round cookies*
    24 candy eyes
    black food coloring marker

    *  I used Back to Nature California Lemon Cookies, but vanilla wafers or any round cookie will work.

    Supplies:

    12 craft sticks
    disposable pastry bag, zip top bag, or a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip
    parchment paper
    baking sheets
    fork or chocolate dipping fork

    Instructions:

    sunshine lollipop ingredients

    Pour some of your melted yellow confectionery coating/candy melts into a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip (or use a disposable pastry bag, or a zip top bag with one tip snipped off.)

    how to make sunshine lollipops

    Pipe a circle the same size as your cookie onto your parchment paper. Set a craft stick onto the piped circle. Pipe triangles all around the piped circle. Fill in with candy coating. Repeat making 12 sunshine pops. Refrigerate for 5 minutes until candy coating hardens.

    Note: I recommend making a few pops at a time then refrigerate them, so that the yellow candy coating doesn't get splotchy, streaky, or spotty:)

    As you work, you will probably need to re-heat your candy coating. Place it in the microwave and heat it for 10 seconds, then stir. If needed, heat 10 more seconds, but don't over heat or you could burn the candy coating. I like using the plastic squeeze bottle for projects like this because the entire bottle (as long as you use a plastic decorating tip) can go into the microwave.

     

    how to coat cookies in chocolate

     

    Pour your remaining yellow confectionery coating into a small bowl. Place a cookie in the melted  coating, submerge it completely, then use a dipping fork or kitchen fork to lift it out. Tap the fork on the side of the bowl allowing the excess candy coating to fall back into the bowl.

     

    how to make cookie lollipops

     

    Set the candy coated cookie in the center of a sunshine pop. Immediately add two candy eyes. Repeat creating all 12 pops. Refrigerate for 5 minutes until the candy coating hardens.

     

    summer sunshine lollipop treats

    Remove pops from refrigerator and allow them to warm to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Use a black food coloring marker to draw smiles and eye lashes on your sunshine lollipops.

    sunshine cookie

     

    Store your Sunshine Lollipops in an airtight container for up to a month. You can package them in clear cellophane bags to give out as gifts or party favors.

    These Sunshine Lollipops would be great treats for Earth Day celebrations, spring or summer festivities, beach or pool parties, or just any day. Their cute faces will hopefully bring smiles all to those who eat them.

    Items used to make this project that are available to purchase from Amazon.com

     

    Embrace the beautiful weather that we are having and make some of these gorgeous and scrumptious Summer Fun Recipes.

    This summer beat the heat by spending time in the kitchen creating cute food for a party or an afternoon snack. See over 100 Summer Fun Recipes that will make any pool party, summer picnic, or lazy afternoon more exciting. 

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    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Anonymous

      April 22, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      OMG BETH!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR TOTALLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Reply
    2. Michelle

      April 14, 2012 at 11:38 pm

      These look great and as soon as I saw them I thought of that song
      "Sunshine, Lollipops and rainbows" by Lesley Gore, very fun!

      Reply
    3. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      April 14, 2012 at 4:05 pm

      Thanks everyone. I hope you see a little sunshine today:)

      Reply
    4. Pams Party

      April 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm

      These are adorable! I love how sweet their faces look. I would love it if you would stop by and post this and some more of your fabulous treats to my linky party, Dare to Share.

      Pam
      http://pamspartyplanning.blogspot.com/2012/04/dare-to-share-party-3.html

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        April 14, 2012 at 4:04 pm

        Hi Pam, I just added this to your linky party. Thanks for the invite.

        Reply
    5. Mama Jodi

      April 13, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Just pinning this. I love them!

      Reply
    6. Festive Party Girl - Angie

      April 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      These are so adorable. They would be perfect for an end of year school party or summer party.

      Reply
    7. Cute Everything

      April 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm

      Loving the sunshine! Nice job, Beth!

      Reply
    8. Sue

      April 11, 2012 at 2:23 pm

      These are so cute and cheerful! I can't keep from smiling!

      Reply
    9. AndiWinslow

      April 11, 2012 at 12:39 pm

      Wondrful directions and photo's. so cute and we all want sunshine.....nice post andi

      Reply
    10. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

      April 11, 2012 at 12:58 am

      These are absolutely adorable! I just love them! I need to get new edible markers. Mine never look this good.

      Reply

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