4-ingredient Leftover Cookie Pops

These 4-Ingredient Leftover Cookie Pops are the absolute best way to repurpose old, stale or unwanted cookies.  By combining cream cheese with the crushed cookies, and then dipping them in some melted white chocolate or dark chocolate, these 4-Ingredient Leftover Cookie Pops are done.

Why are Cookies so popular around Christmas?

According to Martha Stewart, the tradition of cookies at Christmas probably relates to that time when cookies were stored so they'd be on hand for guests.

According to Frederick Opie, PhD., at Babson Colleg in Boston, "You can't do that with a pie if you're expecting visitors over a prolonged period of time.  Christmas in many cultures was a time of visiting.  It was cold, so you weren't out farming, and you had time to visit. Cookies were made in large amounts and with great care as something to share.  And giving gifts didn't mean going out and buying something.  Most gifts were sweets or crafts."

There are cases when cookies become a little too popular and thus, you end up with too many cookies.

This happens to me every year.

So therein lies the dilemma...

What does one do with a surplus of cookies?

Make Leftover Cookie Pops!

 

 

Why should you try this Leftover Cookie Pop recipe?

• it requires only 4-ingredients
• it only messes up 1 bowl
• it eliminates throwing out stale cookies
• it can transform a "not-so-great" cookie into an "out-of-this-world" cookie
• you probably have all the ingredients on hand
• you can blend a bunch of different types of cookies together

 

What kind of cookies can you use to make these Cookie Pops?

• sugar cookies
• snickerdoodles
• ginger snaps
• Linzer cookies
• shortbread cookies
• crinkle cookies
• Russian tea cake cookies
• ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE!

 

 

As you can see, any cookie that has a fairly similar taste will work.  I would, however, caution a word to the wise and watch anything with peppermint, lemon and peanut butter.
I am not sure that a Lemon Peppermint Peanut Butter Cookie Pop would taste very good!:-)

 

What if I don't have any leftover cookies that need to be used up?

Easy...just buy some!

You can use Oreos, Chips Ahoy or any other type of cookie that you have lying around or that is on sale.  I would stick to a brand that is on the crunchier side and less "cake" like.

 

 

How do you make these 4-Ingredient Leftover Cookie Pops?

• place the cookies in a food processor

 

• turn the machine on until the cookies are broken down into crumbs
• add the cream cheese and turn the machine on again for 1 minute or until the mixture forms a ball
• if the dough seems to dry, add additional cream cheese, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture comes together and can be rolled to form a cookie pop

 

 

• take 1 tablespoon of the cookie mixture and form it into a ball using the palm of your hands.
• place cookie pops back into the fridge to cool for 30 minutes

 

 

• roll the cookies again to tighten their structure
• if using, place a little honey on the end of the cake pop stick and push it into the cookie pop

 

 

• return cookie pops to the fridge to firm up
• melt chocolate in a double boiler
• dip cookie pop into chocolate and coat with toppings

 

How do you keep the cookie pops standing up to dry?

• use an old shoebox and poke holes in it
• use several coffee mugs and place 4-6 cookie pops upright in each mug
• fill a wine glass with coffee beans or other beans to help hold cookie pops upright

 

 

What if I don't have a double boiler?

I actually don't have a double boiler!  I take a small saucepan and fill it with about 1-2 inches of water (making sure that my top glass bowl will not touch the water) and bring it to a boil.  Once it is boiling, I reduce the heat to low (you want the water to be barely simmering) and place a glass mixing bowl over the saucepan.  Add the chocolate chips to the glass bowl and stir until the chocolate melts.

 

 

What if I don't have Cake Pop Sticks?

I didn't have any cake pop sticks so I used short bamboo skewers instead.  If you don't have those either, then simply omit the stick all together and you have Leftover Cookie Truffles instead of Cookie Pops!

 

What type of coating works best?

Use the type of chocolate coating that works best for the type of diet you are following.

• Sugar-Free, Keto - Use Lily's Chocolate chips or for white chocolate use Bake Believe
• Paleo, Vegan - Use Enjoy Life chocolate chips

If you are not following any dietary restrictions, then any brand will do.
However, if you want the easiest type of melting chocolate, look for the wafer type such as Ghiradelli Melting Wafers in Chocolate or White Chocolate.

 

Tips and Tricks to making these 4-Ingredient Leftover Cookie Pops

• make sure that the mixture of cookie flavours work before using them together
• you may have to add additional cream cheese if the dough seems too dry
• if you are running short on time, you can easily start this recipe and finish it whenever you have time
• these can easily be frozen for up to 3 months
• after coating cookie pops, you can place them in the fridge to firm up faster
• store these cookie pops in the fridge
• YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COAT THE COOKIE POPS.  I actually really liked the cookie pops without the coating so if you want to skip the coating, go right ahead
• decorating the cookie pops with crushed almonds, flaked coconut or sprinkles helps to mask any "not-so-perfect" areas

 

Looking for more easy dessert recipes?  Check out the following:

• White Chocolate Walnut Fudge
• Peanut Butter Fudge (Dairy-Free, Keto)
• Chocolate Covered Peanut Brittle Bars (Keto, Gluten-Free)
• Chocolate-Covered Toffee Crackers

 

 

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