Description
Festive Christmas Oreos elevate classic cookies with seasonal cheer. Holiday baking becomes magical when chocolate and peppermint combine, promising delightful treats you can easily share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (14.3 oz / 405 g) Oreo cookies
- 2 cups white chocolate chips or candy melts
- 2 cups milk or dark chocolate chips or candy melts
- Holiday sprinkles
- Crushed candy canes
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Preparation: Arrange a parchment-lined baking sheet to create a clean, organized workspace for chocolate-dipping process.
- Chocolate Melting: Melt white and dark chocolate in microwave-safe containers, using gentle 15-second intervals and stirring consistently to achieve a smooth, glossy texture without scorching.
- Coating Technique: Immerse each Oreo into melted white chocolate, using a fork to lift and drain excess coating, ensuring an even, glistening chocolate shell covers the entire cookie surface.
- Decorative Embellishment: While chocolate remains liquid, quickly adorn with holiday sprinkles, crushed peppermint fragments, or sparkling sugar crystals to create festive visual appeal.
- Artistic Drizzling: Create elegant contrast by streaming alternating chocolate colors in delicate zigzag patterns across the coated cookies, adding sophisticated visual complexity.
- Setting and Storing: Allow decorated Oreos to solidify at room temperature for 20-30 minutes, or accelerate hardening by placing the baking sheet in refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes until chocolate becomes completely firm.
- Presentation: Transfer hardened cookies to an attractive serving platter or package in clear cellophane bags with festive ribbons, perfect for holiday gifting or elegant dessert display.
Notes
- Choose Quality Chocolate: Select high-quality white and dark chocolate with smooth melting properties to ensure a glossy, professional-looking finish.
- Prevent Chocolate Seizing: Avoid introducing moisture when melting chocolate, as even a small drop of water can cause the chocolate to become grainy and unworkable.
- Master Dipping Technique: Use a fork for precise chocolate coating, gently tapping against the bowl’s edge to remove excess chocolate and create a smooth, even layer.
- Quick Decoration Timing: Sprinkle holiday decorations immediately after dipping while chocolate remains wet to ensure toppings adhere perfectly and create a polished appearance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg