Party Fun #2 - Oreo Cookie Pop Wands

These are the party favors I made for the Tinkerbell party.  They turned out really cute, and super tasty. These work great as a party favor, and I love that the options are really endless for ways to decorate these!  I can see Halloween colors, Valentines Day, Christmas, 4th of July, pretty much anything.
Here are the instructions.  I did this over 2 nights, and the timing worked out well.
What you need:

Double Stuff Oreo Cookies
Colored chocolate for melting
Oil
Sprinkles
Sticks (these are sold mainly for making chocolate lollipops with molds)

The first step is to melt the chocolate.  Add a little oil to the bowl (about a tablespoon per bag of discs) so that the chocolate is runnier.  Microwave it at half power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until it is smooth and melted.

Take a stick and dip one end in a bit of chocolate, then push it into the Oreo filling.  I put the cookies into the freezer for a few minutes to let the stick get really set.

Next, cover the oreo part in chocolate and shake off the excess.  This is why you want to freeze them for a few minutes, so you can really shake and not loose your cookie!  I then put the cookie on a cookie sheet lined with parchment.  I let the chocolate set for about a minute before adding the sprinkles, so that they didn't sink too far into the chocolate.

Put the finished cookies into the freezer overnight to let them set.

The next day I took the cookies out to get to room temperature before wrapping them.  I bought these little candy bags at JoAnns (I had no idea they existed, but they were perfect!).  I used recycled gift ribbon to tie the bottoms.  I found that the curled gift ribbon you sometime get on top of a present was perfect - just the right length, and already curled!!

Stand them in a foam block (also JoAnn's), and they are ready to go!

The dipping and sprinkles step would be really fun to with your kids, especially if you are making them to give to classmates.