Snowman Dipped Oreos

I first came across these Snowman Pops at The Idea Room (probably via Pinterest? but I don't remember for sure). My kids and I made them for the first time a couple of years ago. My kids gave them to their friends, and we took a cute bucket full of them to our Neighborhood Cookie Exchange (what our neighborhood does instead of neighbor gifts… it's awesome).

These are pretty straight forward to make, but here are some tips that helped me:

• Use Double Stuff Oreos because it's easier to get the stick in. I don't think it would work with the regular, skinny Oreos.
• Microwave a few cookies at a time for 5-10 seconds to get the stick in without the cookie breaking (my sister shared this tip with me after I had broken several Oreos and was ready to call it quits).
• Popsicle sticks worked better for me than sucker sticks.
• After you dip the Oreos in melted chocolate, hold them upside down over the bowl to let some run off so it doesn't puddle as much when you put it on the pan.
• Make sure to use wax paper on the pan because they'll come right off when you're ready to package them up.
• I colored a small amount of the white chocolate orange for the noses. I put it in a sandwich baggie and cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag to pipe the noses on. (I use Wilton Candy Colors when I need to color chocolate.)
• If you can't find miniature chocolate chips (mine are Nestle brand), I think mini M&M's would be cute, too.
• Instead of ribbon, I decided to make little scarfs out of felt. Just cut a thin strip of felt, then cut slits at the end of each strip (for the scarf fringe), and tie it around your snowman!

We're going to make a batch of these this week for my kids to give to their friends. My son also wants to make some reindeer ones, so I'll let you know how that goes!