Chocolate Bon Bon Pops

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 18 chocolate sandwich style cookies, with cream filling (oreo's are good)
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted (or walnuts or nuts of choice)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice (or orange liqueur)
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup (clear color)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 20 lollipop sticks
• 1 (12 ounce) package milk chocolate chips or 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a large food processor bowl combine cookies and 3/4 cup of the nuts; pulse until cookies are crushed. add orange juice, corn syrup, and cocoa powder; process until combined. add remaining nuts; pulse until coarsely chopped.
• 2 line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. shape the cookie mixture into 1" balls. place on a baking sheet, insert a lollipop stick, and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• 3 in a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips and shortening. cook and stir over medium-low heat just until melted. remove from heat. dip pops in melted chocolate. return to baking sheet.
• 4 loosely cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate coating is set. if using liqueur, flavor will mellow after a day or two. enjoy!
• 5 makes 20 pops.
• 6 to store: place in covered container; refrigerate up to 1 week.