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Sugar Cookie Popcorn tastes just like a sugar cookie. It’s covered in white chocolate and has a few secret ingredients!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
In addition to the popcorn and white chocolate, this popcorn has a secret ingredient which makes it taste like a sugar cookie and will leave people wondering what that is that they are tasting!
The secret ingredient in this recipe is some vanilla extract and almond extract! You mix the two together in with some melted butter and pour that over your popcorn before adding the white chocolate coating.
Ingredients
- Popcorn
- Vanilla Candy Melts
- Butter
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Salt
- Sprinkles
How to Make Sugar Cookie Popcorn
- Pop popcorn and remove unpopped kernels. Place popcorn in a large bowl.
- Mix together melted butter and extracts.
- Drizzle over popcorn and stir to coat. Salt lightly.
- Melt vanilla candy melts in microwave and then drizzle over popcorn and stir to coat.
- Spread on a large baking sheet and add sprinkles. This will give it some fun, festive color.
- Allow to sit until set.
Tips
- Pop your popcorn in an air popper or on the stove. Using microwave popcorn may give you a slightly different flavor.
- Use white popcorn versus yellow popcorn for best results.
I packaged it up in cellophane bags and tied it up with some cute ribbon. I keep a pile of them near my front door so when someone drops by I can send them home with a holiday treat.
Check out more of my favorite holiday treats:
- Peppermint Bark Dip
- Cinnamon White Chocolate Pretzels
- Peppermint White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
- Christmas Popcorn
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Sugar Cookie Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn about 16 cups popped
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- salt
- 1 1/2 cups of vanilla candy melts 10 oz.
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop popcorn and remove unpopped kernels. Place popcorn in a large bowl.
- Mix together melted butter and extracts.
- Drizzle over popcorn and stir to coat. Salt lightly.
- Melt vanilla candy melts in microwave and then drizzle over popcorn and stir to coat.
- Spread on a large baking sheet and add sprinkles.
- Allow to sit until set.
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Susan Smith says
This looks delicious!! Can white chocolate be used instead of candy melts and would it need to be tempered? Also, what is the shelf life? Thanks!
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
You could use white chocolate if you prefer, it just might not melt as smooth, depending on the brand you use. Kept in an airtight container it will last for a couple weeks.
Susan Smith says
Great, thank you!!
annette thurow says
I love it
Debbie says
Can you tell me what vanilla candy melts are? The brand or what type of candy it is? Thank you
Leigh Anne says
I use the ones made by Wilton.
Colleen Badger says
I made both the Sugar Cookie Popcorn and the Peppermint Bark Dip for our Christmas day gathering. Both were a BIG hit! Thank you..
Leigh Anne says
Colleen, I am so glad!! Thanks for letting me know and Merry Christmas!