Cake Pops Made From Frosted Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookie cake pops are the perfect combination of two classic sweets: sugar cookies and cake pops. These bite-sized treats are surprisingly easy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. With the sweetness of a sugar cookie and the fun of a cake pop, these treats are sure to be a hit at any gathering.

To combine the pre-made Frosted Sugar Cookies with cream cheese, throw the Frosted Sugar Cookies into the mixer whole then add the cream cheese.

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The cream cheese acts as a binding agent and helps the cookie crumbs stick together, giving the cake pops a dense and moist texture.

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While making the Sugar Cookie Cake Pops, it might take a few minutes of mixing for the dough to come together fully.

Don’t worry if the mixture looks dry or crumbly in the beginning as the cream cheese needs time to soften and blend with the cookie crumbs.

Cake pops are delicious and fun to make, but many people struggle with getting the cake pops to stick to the lollipop stick.

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To solve this problem, it is important to use a little melted candy melts on the stick before inserting it into the cake ball.

Using a little melted candy melts on the lollipop stick also ensures that the cake pop is evenly coated when dipped into a chocolate or candy coating.

By using the melted candy melts as a stabilizer, the cake pop will stay in place and be evenly coated, resulting in a perfect final product.

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Adding shortening to your candy melts will help make the candy a little thinner, which is essential in preventing it from cracking as it cools.

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The addition of shortening to your candy melts can help make the consistency smoother and more even, which will enable the candy to coat your cake pops perfectly.

Another reason why it is crucial to add shortening to your melted candy melts is that it helps to lower the melting point.

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Also, shortening does not affect the taste of the candy melts, so you do not have to worry about altering the flavor of your delicious cake pops.

With the right combination of Frosted Sugar Cookie, cream cheese, candy melts, and sprinkles, you can turn a Sugar Cookie Cake Pop into a flavor masterpiece that everyone will enjoy.Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop up and roll small balls, about one inch. Place them on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.

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Melt 1/4 cup of the candy melts (according to package directions). I used the microwave method to melt them in short intervals.

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Dip the sticks into the candy melts and insert them into each cake pop ball. Freeze for a couple of hours on a parchment-lined tray.

. Tap the excess off and add sprinkles. Place the cake pops back on the parchment paper, in a jar, or inserted them into a piece of styrofoam to hold them straight up until set. Enjoy!

If you’ve ever made homemade cake pops then you likely know they can be a bit time intensive. Today I’m excited to share a fun baking hack of crushing the soft frosted sugar cookies, such as Lofthouse cookies you’d find at the grocery store bakery, to make super easy cake pops at home!

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Love Bug Frosted Sugar Cookies

This is such a fun activity for the older kids to do, and they honestly taste better than a pricey Starbucks cake pop in my opinion! These can be decorated as desired for various holidays and birthdays.

To make your sugar cookie cake pops even more frugal, try grabbing this soft style of sugar cookie after various holidays on clearance! I was able to find these packaged cookies for just $1.29 after Easter, regularly $5.99. 👏

Nearly every grocery store chain and retailer, including Target and Walmart, will have their own version of soft frosted sugar cookies like Lofthouse cookies so they’re bound to be somewhere local to you.

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies With Sour Cream (copycat) Life Made Sweeter

These really did taste yummy, and remind me of frosted Circus cookies. I loved how well this worked out and the idea makes so much sense because the cookies are already so soft and almost cake-like. 😋 Hooray for easy no-bake treat ideas that are exciting to make!

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Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.

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