Cupcake Lollipops
I'll take you to the candy shop
I'll let you bake the lollipop
Go 'head KitchenAid don't you stop
Keep mixing 'til you hit the spot
Let's do a quick breakdown:
Snickerdoodle cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and sugar cookie lollipops.
These were made for a sweet shoppe themed birthday party. So I thought, any sucker (ha!) can stick a lollipop into a cupcake, right? And the thought of making lollipops out of fondant made my brain burn. Luckily Google was feeling particularly generous that day and I came upon this blog post. Eureka!
You can find the snickerdoodle cupcake recipe here (super good, and a nice change from plain vanilla) and the frosting recipe here. I like this frosting because it's EASY, and because it develops a nice crust, making it thick and sturdy (but still yummy!) to hold the lollipops up.
A confession: the sugar cookies are made with store bought dough. We're all friends here right?! Sometimes a homegirl needs some help from the refrigerated section of the supermarket. Here's the deal though, this dough is made to spread. I used my smallest cutters knowing that the cookies would end up almost twice the size. I also made sure the dough was very chilled while working with it. Knead in some flour, add a little almond extract and you're good to go. To bake the pops just place the cookies on top of a lollipop stick and toss them in the oven. Done and done.
If I hadn't been pinched for time I would have used my favorite sugar cookie recipe from i am baker. The icing recipe is hers as well. Note: I add a couple teaspoons of almond extract to the icing to give it a kick. And I just really like almond.
If you would like to see more photos and make a refrigerated section confession, click here.