Food on a stick gained its popularity at carnivals and fairs, but cookies on a stick create a whimsical dessert for any occasion. The stick goes into the cookie dough before the treat bakes to create a handle for the cookies. You can decorate the baked cookies as you would a regular cookie, allowing you to customize the desserts to fit a particular theme or color scheme. The cookies are simple enough for kids to help out with the baking and decorating process.
Step 1
Prepare your favorite sugar cookie recipe. You can also use prepared sugar cookie dough from the refrigerator section of the supermarket.
Step 2
Refrigerate the dough at least an hour to make it firm and easier to roll.
Step 3
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to 1/3- to 1/2-inch thick. Use cookie cutters in the desired shape to cut out the cookies.
Step 4
Lay the cookies on a prepared baking sheet. Press a lollipop stick or ice pop stick horizontally into the side edge of each cookie.
Step 5
Bake the cookies according to the recipe directions. Remove the cookies from the oven when they are set and lightly browned around the edges.
Step 6
Cool the cookies on a stick on the baking sheet for five minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack, being careful not break the cookies or loosen the sticks.
Step 7
Squeeze a small amount of icing around the stick to prevent it from pulling out of the cookie. Ice the cookies when they are completely cooled.
Tips and Warnings
- For cookie dough that you don't roll out, like chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies, form the dough into balls as you would normally. Insert the stick into the ball. Press down on the dough slightly. Bake according to the recipe.
Things You'll Need
- Sugar cookie dough
- Rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- Lollipop sticks or ice pop sticks
- Baking sheet
- Cooling rack
- Icing
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