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Dipped Oreo Christmas Tree Cookies
Chocolate sandwich cookies are dipped in a cheerful red and white coating, and decorated with a simple icing "tree" with sprinkles. A festive addition to any holiday cookie tray.
Prep Time
1 hr
Resting Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 130 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 ounces red candy melts
- 12 ounces white candy melts
- 24 Oreo cookies
- 1 tube green decorating icing , 4.25 ounces (not "gel" writers)
- 1/4 cup rainbow nonpareil sprinkles
- 24 Gold star sprinkles *
Instructions
- Place the candy melts in separate bowls and heat, according to package instructions for the microwave or double boiler. Be careful not to overheat or get water into the bowls.
- Gently insert a toothpick or fork between the two cookie layers. Dip the cookie into the melted candy, coating all sides. Tap off the excess coating and place cookie on parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat to make 12 red and 12 white dipped cookies.
- Let the cookies sit until the coating is fully hardened. I like to pop them into the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes to help the coating set.
- Use a small round piping tip with the tube of green icing to draw a squiggle in the center of the cookie to make a “tree.” Start with a small back and forth motion for the top of the tree, moving in larger swirls down to the tree's base.
- Sprinkle nonpareils over the freshly piped icing and place a star candy at the top.
- Store cookies in a single layer in airtight containers at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
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Notes
- Candy melts and decorator's icing tubes are available in the baking aisle of many grocery stores, and at craft stores.
- *If making these cookies with or for children, check the recommended consumption age on the packages of any decorative sprinkles/candies you buy, in conjunction with your best judgment, to ensure that they don't present a choking hazard for little ones.
- If you find that the candy melts start to thicken as you're dipping the full batch of cookies, reheat them in the microwave at half power for 15- second increments, stirring.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
130kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
68mg
(3%)
Potassium
26mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 130kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 68mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.