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LOLLIPOP FLOWER POTS

Fun to make and yummy to eat. These, easy to

make, Flower Pots are a real party pleasers.

Ingredients:

1 (18 ounce) package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs

Green gummy fruit slices or spearmint candy leaves

36 small lollipops

36 caramels

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

2. Lightly grease 36 mini (1-3/4-inch) muffin pan cups.

3. Shape dough into 36 balls; press onto bottoms and up sides of

4. Place 1 caramel in center of each muffin cup.

5. Bake 10 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

6. Cool cookies in pan on wire racks.

7. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

8. Sprinkle heaping 1 teaspoon cookie crumbs into center of each

9. Flatten gummy fruit slices slightly; press into leaf shapes.

10. Push each lollipop stick through 1 or 2 leaves as desired.

11. Push 1 lollipop with leaves into each cookie cup.

Source: www.recipezaar.com NUTRITIONAL

Amount per serving:

Calories: 131

Total fat: 5.5g

Cholesterol: 19mg

Sodium: 106mg

Total Carbs: 19.8g

Dietary fiber: 0.1g

Protein: 1.4g

Sugars: 9.7g

Servings Per Recipe: 36

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