Pilgrim Hat Cookies

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Made with just 4 ingredients, these Pilgrim Hat Cookies are quick and easy to assemble without any oven, plus super cute! Such a fun little Thanksgiving treat to add to your holiday celebration.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy Thanksgiving desserts, Thanksgiving cookies, Thanksgiving Treats

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

1 package (11.5 ounce) striped cookies
1/2 cup orange candy melts
1/2 cup yellow candy melts
24 Rolo caramel candies , unwrapped
24 orange and yellow M&Ms

Instructions

Place the cookies upside down on a large, parchment lined baking sheet so that the solid chocolate bottom is facing up.
Pour each set of candy melts into a shallow, microwave safe bowl and melt according to package directions until melted and smooth.
Dip each rolo candy bottom into the candy melts to coat the bottom and just a bit up the side.
Allow any excess to drip off and then place the rolo on the center of a cookie, creating a pilgrim’s hat.
Place one M&M, m side down, on the candy melt band and then repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Allow the pilgrim hats time to set completely, about 15-30 minutes, before serving. (You can transfer to the fridge so they set quicker, but the cold chocolate is not as pleasant to eat.)

Notes

Melting Wafers or Candy Melts vs. White Chocolate chips. I prefer Wilton candy melts or Ghirardelli White Melting Wafers for candy making because of their smooth consistency and once dried and hardened, they don’t soften at room temperature. If you want to use regular white chocolate and colored food dye, I recommend combining it with some coconut oil, which will help loosen it up and also harden faster. You’ll need about 1 tablespoon coconut oil per 1 cup of chocolate.

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