Make It Monday! - Starlight Mint Suckers for Valentines

Hey everyone!  It's Lorrie here.  Welcome to our very first Make it Monday!  We are super excited to share with you fun ideas throughout the week, but specifically on Mondays, we will be focusing on quick "Make It Monday" ideas that everyone can do.

Today, let's talk SUCKERS!

You heard me right.  Suckers!

I can't tell you how excited I was to give this super, easy project a try.  All you need is some Starlight mints (you know the ones you always grab at restaurants, but rarely eat), some sucker sticks (I used Wilton Cake Pop Sticks), a cookie cutter and some cooking spray.

Popsicle sticks will work, too!

Start by spraying the inside of your metal cookie cutter with cooking spray (Pam Spray).  Place it on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper or a silicone mat Then just unwrap enough candies to roughly fill in the inside.  I broke one candy piece to fill in any large gaps. 

Place in the oven at 350 degree for approximately 8-10 minutes.

You want the candies melted, but not so much they loose their stripes.

Remove from oven and carefully lift up the edge and slide a pop stick under/into the bottom of the melted candy.

Let sit for about 5 minutes and gently remove from the cookie cutter.  Don't wait until it's completely dry or it will crack.

 For a bit of added flair, dip into melted chocoloate and add sprinkles!  Who doesn't love chocolate and sprinkles!

I added a few tags to the handles and they are ready for my Valentines Day Sweeties.  I used Print then Cut with the Cricut to make the labels.  You can pick up the labels here! 

What's your favorite Valentine Treat?  Leave a comment below and let us know!