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These chocolate covered Oreo Christmas cookies are fun, festive and simple to make. With just Oreos, colorful candy melts and sprinkles, you can create treats that look like they came from a bakery. Use molds for neat edges or simply dip by hand, then decorate with icing, pretzels or gold leaf to bring your designs to life. Kids can get involved in decorating, and the results are cheerful, tasty cookies that are sure to brighten up any holiday spread.
Chocolate covered Oreo Christmas cookies are dipped in candy melts, decorated with pretty, festive sprinkles and icing, and transformed into fun holiday treats.
Also try a Ferrero Rocher Christmas tree or chocolate sugar cookies. And this eggless coquito is a wonderful eggnog recipe from Puerto Rico.
Why You’ll Love It
Festive and fun: Bright colors and decorations make them perfect for the holidays.
Kid-friendly: Simple dipping and decorating that kids can help with.
Customizable: Use any Oreo flavor and get creative with colors and toppings.
No baking needed: Quick and easy to prepare without turning on the oven.
Chocolate Covered Oreo Christmas Cookie Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Oreos: The base cookie, use any flavor Oreos you like.
Semi-sweet chocolate chips: For a rich chocolate coating option.
Candy melts: Red, green and white candy melts make colorful designs.
Writing icing: Black and orange icing can add details like faces or accents.
Sprinkles: Add texture, color and holiday cheer.
Pretzel sticks: Can be used for antlers or other decorative elements.
Edible gold leaf: Adds a luxurious finishing touch.
How to Make Chocolate Oreo Christmas Cookies
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Melt candy: Warm candy melts until smooth, stirring between intervals.
Prepare mold: Spoon melted candy into each cavity and spread to coat sides.
Insert Oreo: Place an Oreo in the mold, twist gently to coat edges.
Cover cookie: Spoon more melted candy over the top and smooth surface.
Chill: Refrigerate until fully hardened.
Remove and decorate: Pop cookies from mold and decorate with icing, sprinkles or pretzels.
Alternative method: Dip Oreos directly into melted candy and place on parchment to set.
Substitutions and Variations
Cookies: Use gluten-free sandwich cookies to make this recipe gluten-free.
Chocolate: Replace candy melts with white or milk chocolate.
Decorations: Swap sprinkles for crushed candy canes or colored sugar.
Flavors: Try different Oreo varieties like mint or peanut butter for fun twists.
Serving Suggestions
Appetizer: Begin your Christmas meal with this antipasto Christmas tree.
Main course: Serve pineapple glazed ham with green bean casserole, loaded mashed potato casserole and roasted Brussels sprouts.
Dessert: Bring out these delicious chocolate covered Oreo Christmas cookies for dessert and perhaps whip up white Christmas punch too!
How to Store Chocolate Oreo Christmas Cookies
Store: You can store chocolate covered Oreos for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Freeze: Although you could freeze them in an airtight container with parchment paper between each layer, they keep for weeks so it isn’t really necessary.
Top Tips
Work in batches: Melt and decorate in small amounts so candy doesn’t harden.
Scrape excess: Use a spatula to neaten edges for a clean finish.
Tap out bubbles: Gently tap molds to remove air pockets for smooth coating.
Chill thoroughly: Let cookies set fully before removing from molds or decorating.
Get creative: Mix colors or drizzle extra candy melts for unique designs.
Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies FAQs
Yes, you can dip Oreos directly into melted candy and place them on parchment to set.
Small, light sprinkles adhere best while the candy coating is still soft.
No, chocolate chips or almond bark also work, though candy melts set faster.
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Chocolate Covered Oreo Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Covered Oreo Christmas Cookies
Equipment
- Scoop
- Spatula Small or a Spoon
- Bench Scraper Optional
Ingredients
- 1 Package Oreos, any flavor
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- candy melts, in red, white and green
Optional Decorations
- writing icing, in orange and black
- sprinkles
- pretzel sticks
- edible gold leaf
Instructions
- Start with one design/color at a time. Choose the base color candy melt needed for your design, and pour about 1 cup of the candy melts of that color into a microwave safe bowl. Melt the candy, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Place a silicone mold made for dipped Oreos on top of a sturdy baking sheet that will fit in your refrigerator.
- Scoop about a tablespoon of the melted candy coating into the cavity of the silicone mold. Use a spoon or small spatula to press the melted candy coating around the mold cavity ensuring all the corners and sides are coated.
- Take an Oreo cookie and place it into the mold, pressing down gently but not too much, you don’t want it to touch the bottom. Gently twist the Oreo clockwise, one full twist – this will make sure your edges are coated.
- Take another small spoonful of the melted candy and cover the top of the Oreo. If you overfill the mold or get any on the top of the mold, scrape away with a bench scraper or a spatula.
- Place the coated Oreos in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or until set.
- Remove the Oreos from the silicone tray.
- Decorate Oreos using icing, more melting candies and sprinkles.
Notes
Scrape excess: Use a spatula to neaten edges for a clean finish.
Tap out bubbles: Gently tap molds to remove air pockets for smooth coating.
Chill thoroughly: Let cookies set fully before removing from molds or decorating.
Get creative: Mix colors or drizzle extra candy melts for unique designs.
Nutrition
Chocolate covered Oreo Christmas cookies are the ultimate holiday treat. They’re fun to decorate, simple to prepare and full of festive flavor. With colorful candy coatings and endless decorating possibilities, you can make each cookie unique. Whether you use molds for perfect edges or dip them freehand, they’re guaranteed to impress. Kids and adults alike will love both the process and the finished cookies, making this recipe a holiday tradition worth keeping.
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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.
Oreo cookies are my favorite, especially dipped in chocolate. I haven’t tried making them yet but planned on it this Christmas. My son will love these festive Oreo cookies.
I can’t wait to make these cookies!