Edible Ornaments (made with chocolate chip cookie dough truffles)

This is a decorating technique rather than a recipe. I found the idea here:
http://www.astepinthejourney.com/2011...

You can use whatever you want as the main part of these. Here are the suggestions I offer.
Chocolate chip cookie truffles
**NOTE - raw flour can contain harmful bacteria, if you are concerned by this, heat your flour to 160F in the oven. The flour must remain at 160 F for at least two minutes to kill bacteria.
   • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles ...  

Nutella Bourbon Chocolate truffles
   • Nutella Bourbon Chocolate Truffles  

Chocolate covered peanut butter balls
   • Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls  

Cake pops
   • Dog, Cat, Chick Cakepops (Wilton Spri...  

You could also use Rice Krispie snacks rolled into a ball shape or use doughnut holes (round mini doughnuts) or even chocolates like Ferrero Rocher.

Can't find mini Reese's cups? Use a gumdrop, baking gum or a tootsie roll instead. You will have to go through the candy you have available to you in your area to see what you can improvise with.

Candy melt info and FAQs:
Where do I find candy melts?
Candy melts can be found at certain craft stores like Michael's and at the Bulk Barn if you live in Canada (see store website for store locator). I have been told they are sold at Walmart in certain places in the USA.
I have been told they are available at Hobbycraft in the UK.
They are also for sale online on websites like Amazon, Ebay and the Wilton and Mercken's.
We pay about $6 a pound for them here in Ontario, Canada.


What are candy melts and what do they taste like?
They are a candy confection designed to be melted and they harden nice and shiny without tempering. Most of them taste like white chocolate. The chocolate coloured ones hae some cocoa in them and taste like mild milk chocolate but they do come in other flavours.
Personally I have see butterscotch and cotton candy flavoured ones.

I can't find candy melts, can I dye white chocolate?
You can tint white chocolate various colours if you use oil based colours. Water based colours will cause the candy melts to "seize up". I have been told that powdered colours also work, but I've never tried them. I have found oil based colours online and in craft stores (and Bulk Barn). Paste food colour can be used, but I find that they tend not to colour the chocolate evenly and you get lots of specs of colour in the chocolate.

How to you melt the candy melts?
I melt my candy melts in a bowl or plastic bag in the microwave at 50% power for about a minute, I give them a stir and then continue to microwave a few seconds at a time, stirring and checking until smooth. They may seem to be too thick, if that is the case add melted shortening or low taste vegetable oil to thin it out to a nice dipping consistency.
You can also place the bag or bowl into a bowl of hot water and wait, they will melt that way too.
You can also use a double boiler and they do sell little fondue style pots made for candy melt melting.

What to do with leftover candy melts?
Scoop out leftover candy melts and spread them out on some waxed paper or plastic wrap and let harden. Break up and peel off the solidified candy melt and store them to be melted again later.