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If you’re looking for ideas for Halloween party snacks, what about making these no bake bat Oreos? They’re cute little bats made with Oreo cookies, chocolate chips and eyeball candies. With just these three ingredients and a spare half hour, you can make these fang-tastic Halloween treats that are super-easy to assemble. With just a few simple ingredients, you’ll transform ordinary Oreos into a spooky snack that’s both cute and delicious. There’s no cooking required, and this spooktacular homemade Halloween recipe is definitely going to impress all your ghoulish guests.
Discover how to turn Oreo cookies, candy eyes and chocolate chips into cute little bat treats to thrill everyone at your Halloween party.
You might also like delicious Oreo muffins, this irresistible Baileys pie with an Oreo crust or these cute Nutella Oreo mousse cups.
Why You’ll Love It
Easy to make: This is a really straightforward recipe. You could even get the kids to help out.
Super-cute: How can anyone resist one of these gorgeous little bat Oreo cookies? With their Oreo wings and candy eyes they’re adorable Halloween treats.
Ideal for Halloween: These are great sweet treats for Halloween, whether you’re having a party or you just want to make something tasty.
Halloween Oreo Bats Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Oreo cookies: I like to use Double Stuf Oreos. Use Mega Stuf if you prefer.
Candy eyeballs: These amp up the cuteness factor!
Mini semisweet chocolate chips: To stick the bat wings to the cookies.
How to Make No-Bake Oreo Bat Cookies
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Prepare the Oreos: Separate 10 of the Oreo cookies and scrape off the cream filling. Carefully break the remaining cookies in half.
Melt the chocolate chips: Melt some of the chocolate chips and set the rest aside.
Assemble the bat Oreos: Attach the cookie wings to the Oreo cookie halves with cream on, also adding some melted chocolate chips in there to help them stick. Now stick 2 chocolate chips (for horns) and 2 candy eyes to each of the Oreo bats.
Let them set: Arrange the finished Oreo bats on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and let these easy treats set completely before serving.
Substitutions and Variations
Gluten-free option: If you want a gluten-free version, use gluten-free Double Stuf Oreos.
Another cookie: If you can’t get Oreos or you don’t want to use them, any chocolate sandwich cookies will work.
Candy eyes: You can make your own eyes for the bats using a dot of white frosting and a halved chocolate chip for each one.
Serving Suggestions
Spook-licious snacks: Serve up this healthy veggie platter to contrast with all the Halloween candy! Skull potatoes are lots of fun too.
Scary sweet treats: Pair your bat Oreos with monster eye crinkle cookies and white chocolate candy bark.
Haunted sips: Get your ghoul on with these glow-in-the-dark coconut rum shots or some eyeball punch.
How to Store Oreo Bats
Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the fridge or 4 to 5 days at room temperature.
Freeze: These would probably fall apart if frozen and thawed, so I don’t recommend it.
Top Tips
Melting the chocolate chips: You can use a double boiler or a microwave safe bowl in the microwave. Make sure you stir the mini chocolate chips often as they melt, so they melt evenly and don’t scorch in one place.
Lots of filling: Use Double Stuf or Mega Stuf to make bat Oreo truffles. These varieties have extra cream filling to hold the bat wings in place. If you can only find regular Oreos, add a little frosting or melted chocolate chips to the filling mixture.
Speed up the setting: Once you’ve assembled the bat Oreos, pop them in the refrigerator and they’ll set faster.
Oreo Bat FAQs
For a couple of reasons – first, smaller ones melt quicker and second, you will be sticking a couple of the mini chocolate chips to each bat so they look like cute little horns and those mini ones are just the right size.
This depends on their ages. Little kids can help you match up the broken Oreo halves for the wings, choosing pairs based on how similar they are in shape. Older ones can scrape the Oreo filling with a butter knife, melt chocolate chips and assemble the bats. Kids will have as much fun making these as you (and definitely have fun gobbling them up later!)
Sure! Just about anything sweet that melts and then sets again will work on these Oreo bats. For the horns you can either dot some melted candy on to form them, or just omit them.
Kind of. Some bats have long (longer than their bodies!) ears which curl up to look like horns! That’s what those extra mini chocolate chips are for.
Halloween Oreo Bat Cookie Recipe
Bat Oreos
Equipment
- Microwave or Double Boiler, to melt chocolate
- Skewer or Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 30 Oreo cookies, Double Stuf
- 40 candy eyes
- ¾ Cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Separate 10 of the Oreo cookies in half so you get 20 halves and carefully scrape off the cream with a butter knife. The pieces without cream will be used for the bat’s wings.
- Break the 20 remaining Oreo halves without cream in half using your hands or a thin knife and pair them up with another piece similar in size.
- Set aside ¼ cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips for decorating the bats. Melt the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl on the defrost or low setting. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each one, until completely melted.
- Attach the wings to one of the Oreo halves with cream filling still on it. Add a bit of melted chocolate in the center to help it stick together then top it with another Oreo cookie half. Set on the prepared baking tray.
- Use a toothpick or skewer to paint a tiny bit of melted chocolate near the top of the bat’s head then add 2 of the chocolate chips on top to resemble horns.
- Now add a little more melted chocolate by the center of the cookie for the bat’s eyes and stick them on. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Let the chocolate set completely before serving the bat Oreos. To speed up the setting process, you can refrigerate the Oreo bats.
Notes
Lots of filling: Use Double Stuf or Mega Stuf to make bat Oreo truffles. These varieties have extra cream filling to hold the bat wings in place. If you can only find regular Oreos, add a little frosting or melted chocolate chips to the filling mixture.
Speed up the setting: Once you’ve assembled the bat Oreos, pop them in the refrigerator and they’ll set faster (and if your kitchen is hot, keep them in there until serving!)
Nutrition
These super-cute bat Oreos are made with Oreos (or other chocolate sandwich cookies) along with chocolate chips and candy eyes. They make a fantastic Halloween treat and everyone will be impressed with your creativity! These fun treats are so much fun to put together. Make plenty because they’re one of the most popular Halloween recipes for those with a sweet tooth and they’ll stay fresh for up to a week.
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
I found if you score the cookie then break , they don’t fall apart…loved making these cookies..
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
So fun! I can’t wait to try these cute Bat Oreos!