Hi I’m Jenny from Sweet Jenny Belle and I’m a cookie artist that loves to eat beautiful sweets! Today I’m so excited to show you how to create a patriotic pinwheel cookie pop.
Materials Needed:
- pinwheel cookie cutter (I purchased mine off Etsy)
- your favorite roll out cookie dough recipe
- patriotic paper straws (hello, Target)
- cookie pop sticks
- stiff white royal icing
- flood royal icing in red, white and blue (I used Americolor Super Red and Royal Blue)
Directions
1. Roll out your favorite sugar dough to 1/4-1/2″ thickness, depending upon your preference. For cookie pops, I think you are better off with a thicker cookie – there is more room for the cookie stick and less of a chance it will break. Cut out desired number of pinwheels and place on cookie sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
2. Gently press your cookie sticks up into the pinwheel about half way to the top. If your stick breaks through to the back or front, don’t worry, just gently press the dough back on it. Bake cookies according to your recipe instructions – I typically bake mine for 11 minutes at 350 F.
3. Once cookies have baked and cooled, squirt a small amount of white icing around where the cookie meets the stick. Gently cover the stick with the cute paper straw. You can then squirt a bit more icing at the top and wipe away the excess. When the royal icing dries, it will harden and keep the straw in place.
4. Allow the icing to dry in the straw for about 30 minutes.
5. With your red flood icing, outline and flood the pinwheel triangles. You can help spread the icing around with a toothpick if necessary.
6. While the red icing is still wet, gently drop white polka dots into the triangles.
7. Fill in the remaining portions of the pinwheel with the blue flood icing. If you red areas have to not developed a dry crust, be careful with the borders.
8. With your stiff white icing, pipe an outline of the pinwheel and center button.
Voila, you have an adorable and patriotic pinwheel cookie pop. Your kids will go crazy about these, I promise! And they can perform double duty – set them in a pretty vase as a fun focal piece for your buffet before they are devoured as dessert.
Thank you so much for joining me! If you are new to cookie decorating and need a good royal icing recipe, please join me on my blog for a perfect recipe. You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram with daily inspirational pictures and video tutorials.
XO,
Jenny
