lollipop cookie valentines

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 12 craft sticks
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 (1 ounce) squares white chocolate
• 1 egg white
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• soak craft sticks for one hour in a bowl of cold water.
• in small heavy saucepan over very low heat, stir chocolate chips until melted and smooth. remove from heat; let cool.
• in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar and vanilla until fluffy. beat egg in well; beat in cooled chocolate. with mixer at low speed, beat in flour, cocoa powder and salt until smooth. divide dough in half.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) and grease 2 large cookie sheets.
• roll each half out to 1/8 inch thickness between 2 sheets of wax paper; freeze, in wax paper, 5 minutes. peal top sheets of wax paper off dough; cut dough out using 3-inch heart-shaped cutter. reroll scraps; freeze again 5 minutes; cut out. place half of the hearts 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• drain sticks, pat dry. place one stick on each heart to make 2 1/2 inch handle, pressing lightly into dough. place remaining hearts on top; press edges gently to seal. bake about 12 minutes until firm to touch. cool on wire racks.
• in 2-quart heavy saucepan over very low heat, or in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water, stir white or milk chocolate until melted and smooth; if using both chocolates, melt in separate 1-quart pans. remove from heat.
• holding each lollipop by handle, dip into chocolate to coat on both sides; let excess chocolate drip back into pan. place each lollipop as it is coated on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet; refrigerate 20 minutes until chocolate is set.
• to make icing: in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg white and confectioners' sugar until very smooth. if desired, remove small portion of icing to separate bowl; tint with drops of food coloring. spoon icing into decorating bag fitted with small writing tip; pipe over lollipops in desired patterns. decorate with assorted candies and decors; attaching with dots of icing.