Cap and Ball Cookies

By barbsjustagirl

Ingredients

• 2 * 2 cups vanilla or white chips
• 1 * 1 tablespoon shortening
• 16 * 16 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
• 1 * 1 tube red decorating frosting
• 1 * 1 package (12 ounces) chocolate and marshmallow cookies
• 12 * 12 chocolate wafer cookies
• 12 * 12 red M&M's

Preparation

Step 1

* In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip sandwich cookies into mixture and allow excess to drip off; place on waxed paper to harden.
* Meanwhile, spread red frosting over half of the bottom of each marshmallow cookie; press off-center onto a chocolate wafer, creating a cap. (See the how-to-photo above.)
* Pipe a line of frosting where the cookies meet. Pipe stitching lines down sides of marshmallow cookies. Attach an M&M on top with a dab of frosting.
* On dipped sandwich cookies, pipe stick marks to create baseballs. Yield: 12 caps and 16 baseballs, 14 servings, 2 per serving.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Nabisco Pinwheels.