So here’s the thing. Oreos? They’re kind of an issue for me. I love them. Big puffy heart love them. They come in really fun flavors, like Candy Cane and Berry Burst Ice Cream. I mean, come on – they’ve been Milk’s favorite cookie for longer than I’ve been alive.
We try not to bring them into the house that often. For one, I can’t be trusted around a packet. If it’s open, every time I swing past it in the kitchen, another cookie disappears.
For another, they sadly contain high fructose corn syrup, which I really try to avoid. I only mention this because I’m hoping that some day, Oreo will see this post ( or one of the many around the interwebs) and maybe decide to leave it out.
That being said, there are other organic “Oreo”-esque cookies out there that work for these little bites of love, or you can make your own.
When I found this candy mold at Target, I had to have it. I’m sure you can find it in the holiday display of your local Target, or most craft stores, but you could also do something similar yourself with a silicone muffin pan, and a deft hand at drawing chocolate hearts after the initial chocolate layer has hardened.
Valentine Chocolate Dipped Oreos
makes 16 chocolate dipped cookies
Ingredients
16 Berry Berry Burst Ice Cream Oreos or your favorite sandwich cookie
1 bag dark chocolate flavored candy melts
1 bag vanilla candy melts, pink color
Directions
Melt one bag of pink colored vanilla candy melts (available at most craft stores), in the microwave. It took me about 2 1/2 minutes to do this, stirring after each 60 seconds. Make sure that the candy is completely melted, as small bits will cause clogs in the piping bag.
Pour the melted candy into a ziptop bag or piping bag. Cut a very small tip on the bag, and pipe the pink candy into the heart indentations. I’m not precise enough to only pipe the outlines of the hearts, so I filled them in.
Wait for the pink chocolate to harden slightly, then repeat the melting process with dark chocolate candy flavored melts. Fill the rest of the disk with the dark chocolate half way, then press a cookie into the mold.
Place the mold(s) in the refrigerator for about an hour, until the candy has completely hardened. Remove from the refrigerator and pop the cookies out of the mold by bending the plastic slightly while you pry. They should pop out easily.
Keeps in an airtight container for at least a week.
Notes
If you can’t find a mold, use a silicone cupcake pan. Reverse the process – do the dark chocolate and cookie layer first. When they have hardened in the refrigerator, remove from the silicone pan and hand-pipe pink hearts on.
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These are absolutely adorable!
Thanks, Megan! We had fun making them.
these are just too cute!!
Thanks, Maggie! And thanks for stopping by.
I love this idea! So yummy looking!
They’re pretty awesome to share with your favorite valentine. Thanks for stopping by, Katrina!
Oh wow! I don’t eat oreos very often, but at Christmas time they have the white fudge dipped oreos that I am crazy about. How did I never think of dipping my own oreos? You are GENIUS Amber!
Allison, full disclosure: I love those dipped Oreos at Christmas too, and I never once thought to do my own until I found the candy mold.
I have such a soft spot for Oreos – whenever my dad used to go to the US for work, he’d always bring me home a packet of Oreos before they were available here and I used to totally devour them.
I remember when I first moved over to the UK, and we could only find them in packets of 5.. I would hoard them whenever we did find them!
I’m powerless when it comes to Oreo cookies. I don’t do much HFCS either, but I totally make an exception for the Oreo. That said, I’d love it if they just used real sugar!
These are so pretty!
Reasons I know that, despite beans, we are sisters from another mister.
Adorable! I cant buy Oreos either, they all wind up in my mouth. When I do decide for them . I buy the brand “who Knew” they are better for you and taste the same.
Leslie, I’ve always been skeptical of those! I’ll have to try them the next time I get to the store. Thanks for the rec!
Add me to the powerless-to-overcome-the-call-of-Oreo club :)
Glad to know it’s not just me!
They turned out so well! I would love to try making a homemade version of the Berry Burst filling with the Golden Oreo cookie, since Oreo so rudely doesn’t offer this option for me. Custom Oreos… can we dream?
We can, and do. I think you should do it.
I could eat a dozen of these by myself! No Valentine date needed! :)
Hahah. How about me as a Valentine date? We can sit on the couch in stretchy pants and eat chocolate dipped oreos together.
Amber these are so adorable!! Really creative.
Thank you, Aimee :)
I saw those molds at Target but passed them by. Great, now I need to go back.
They’ll be on clearance now, and totally appropriate for *anytime* you want to tell someone you love them. Just sayin’
These are so incredibly cute! The perfect treat for Valentine’s Day. Love!
Thank you, dear Tracy!
So cute! And yes, oreos around here “disappear” far too quickly! I’ve found the Trader Joe’s brand (Jo Jos) are really good and a close match.
You’re absolutely right, Glory, the Jojos are great! I just wasn’t setting foot near a Trader Joe’s on the weekend :)
Over here, Oreos come in boxes with 5 Oreos to each package. So it’s like you’re forced to eat 5. And that fifth one is so good that you have to open another package. And then whoops… 10 gone. Then you just feel sick. And oh my. Berry burst ice cream Oreos? I swear, they’re coming up with crazy stuff. I mean, it sounds great, but how many varieties are there now?! Maybe I’m just jealous I can’t try any of them. :)
Anyway, these are super cute and I love the little hearts on top!
Erin, you need to come for a visit and check them all out! I remember the 5 packs from our UK days. Totally had those HOW DID I EAT 10 OREOS moments too.
I am! I just booked a ton of flights for a NYC / NJ / Austin / Dallas / SC trip in June. YAY! I will eat lots of Oreos. :) And I’m happy I’m not alone with the whoops-I-ate-half-the-box moments!
Omg just getting around to seeing this post and it looks amazing! Def a perfect special treat!
Aww, thanks for your sweet words, Steph!
Pink and chocolate are the best things ever!
Totally agree!