Chocolate Bonbon Pops (no Bake!)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 18 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur or 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 20 lollipop sticks
• 1 (12 ounce) package milk chocolate or 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in large food processor bowl combine cookies and 3/4 cup of the nuts; pulse until cookies are crushed. add orange liqueur, 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 cookie mixture in 1-inch balls. place on baking sheet, insert a lollipop stick, and freeze for 30 minutes.
• 3 in a small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and shortening. cook and stir over medium-low heat just until melted. remove from heat. dip pops in chocolate. return to baking sheet. loosely cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is set. if using liqueur, flavor will mellow after a day or two. makes 20 pops.
• 4 to store: place in covered container; refrigerate up to 1 week.