These Easter chocolate covered Oreos are a festive dessert that requires no baking. Decorated Oreos to look like baby chicks and colorful Easter eggs. These chocolate dipped Oreo cookies are decorated with festive colors to scream Easter fun with each bite.
These Easter Oreos look great on a plate for your dessert table. Or place in clear plastic bags for gifting loved ones.
If you are on the hunt for more easy desserts, try out this Cocoa Rice Krispies nest that is topped with candy eggs. Or for a sliceable recipe try my M&M Easter bars.
What are Easter Chocolate Dipped Oreos?
Easter chocolate dipped Oreos are an Oreo sandwich cookie that is dipped in colored chocolate and decorated. You will find I show you how to make Easter egg designed cookies as well as Easter chicks to mimic a baby chick! They are a fun and festive dipped Oreo recipe.
A classic dipped Oreo uses either white chocolate or an almond bark for dipping.
This Easter Oreo Recipe Is…
These Easter Oreos are so incredibly fun to make but also delicious. Here are a few reasons to why you might fall in love with the Oreos.
- The Easter egg and baby chicken design are so festive and fun. It gives such a stand out look.
- No baking is required. I love quick and easy no bake desserts.
- You don’t have to be a pro decorator to make these decorated cookies. I share how to simply decorate, and you can use your imagination to create your own looks.
- Any flavor of Oreos can be used for dipping! From a sweet lemon to a peanut butter or mint cookie.
What is Needed For Easter Oreos
Oreo Cookies – You can use any flavor of Oreos for this recipe. From a classic Oreo to a double stuffed or a flavored cookie. From peanut butter, mint, or reach for a holiday flavored Oreo.
Chocolate – I do recommend using quality chocolate for this recipe. I prefer to use Ghirardelli melting wafers, but you can use other types of chocolate. The chocolate is the stand out flavor so if it doesn’t taste good, it will affect the flavor of the cookies.
Food Coloring – You need to buy oil based food coloring. This is going to allow you to color the white chocolate without causing the chocolate to seize up.
Now if you don’t want to buy food coloring you can buy colored candy melts for the recipe for melting that are already pre-colored.
Sprinkles – Pearl black sprinkles will be used for the yes, an orange heart sprinkle for the beak and feet, and then jimmies for the chick’s hair, and sprinkles for decorating the Easter eggs.
Then I cut an M&M in half for the wings. Feel free to change up the types of sprinkles if you find something that is a good substitute.
How To Make
The complete list of ingredients, quantities, and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Prepare a large baking tray by lining it with parchment paper and keep it aside. Next, using a double boiler on low heat, melt 1 cup of Ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers, occasionally stirring until the mixture becomes smooth. If you prefer, you can also melt the wafers in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring each interval until smooth. Gradually add a few drops of yellow food coloring to the melted wafers and stir it slowly until the color is evenly distributed. Add more food coloring as necessary to achieve the desired shade.
- Then, place an Oreo cookie on a fork and fully submerge it in the yellow melts.
- Take it out with the fork and tap off any excess coating.
- Place the cookie on the lined baking tray and repeat the same process with 3 more Oreos, working quickly before the coating sets.
- Once you have coated 4 Oreos in yellow melts, start making the chicks by creating two eyes on each cookie. Then, add an orange heart in the center, below the eyes for the beak.
- Attach two more orange hearts towards the bottom edge of the cookie for the feet, add a few orange jimmies for hair, and place one half of yellow M&M’s on both sides to create wings. Mix the melts in the double boiler and repeat with another 4 Oreos.
- To make the eggs, clean the double boiler and melt another 1 cup of vanilla melting wafers, occasionally stirring until melted. Add a few drops of pink food coloring and stir until the desired shade is reached. Repeat the same process with purple food coloring to create another color of eggs.
- Dip 8 Oreo cookies, 4 in each color, into the melted wafers, and tap off the excess coating.
- Then, place the coated cookies on the prepared baking tray. Microwave ½ cup of vanilla melting wafers in a microwave-safe piping bag in 30-second intervals until it is fully melted.
- Cut a small piece off the tip of the bag, drizzle the melted wafers onto the pink and purple Oreos, and add nonpareil sprinkles if desired.
Place the baking tray in the refrigerator to let the coating set for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Top Tips For Dipped Oreos
Quality chocolate enhances the flavor but also cheaper chocolate won’t melt as smoothly resulting in a lumpy looking chocolate.
You can not add regular food coloring to chocolate. It needs to be an oil based food coloring, or it will seize the chocolate and ruin it.
Any flavor of cookies work, the key is a sandwich cookie so you can place the fork in the filling for easy dipping.
You do need to work fast as candy melt style chocolate sets up pretty quickly. So make sure that you have all your ingredients set out and ready to decorate with.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or opt for heating up the chocolate in the microwave.
Allow the cookies to fully set up before you go to store them. Placing wax paper between layers if you stack will help ensure the design of the cookies don’t get messed up.
How do you melt candy melts in the microwave
So if you are looking for a quick and easy way to melt candy melts, here is my go-to for the microwave method if you don’t own a double boiler.
Simply place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Then place in microwave and heat for 30 seconds.
Remove and stir the chocolate. Repeat the 30 second heat cycles, stirring between each heat cycle. Once the chocolate is melted, you are ready for dipping.
Note: If you overheat the chocolate, it will become super thick and not mix well. It is important to mix between each heat cycle. You can add 1/2 teaspoon of shortening to chocolate to help thin it up if you find it is too thick.
Best Way To Store Chocolate Dipped Cookies
Storage
These dipped cookies can easily be stored in a sealed container at room temperature on the counter. Or you can store in the fridge if you find that your home is too warm and you run the risk of melting the chocolate.
The dipped cookies will store for 1-2 weeks easily. You will find the cookies will go stale when they need to be tossed out.
Freezing
Or to extend the shelf life, go right ahead and freeze any of the cookies. Just place wax paper between the layers of stacking and freeze for up to 6 months. Then thaw on the counter or in the fridge and enjoy.
More easy desserts to pair with Oreo cookies
Are you looking to create more easy desserts to fill up a dessert table for a crowd? Well, here are a few more of my easy go-to desserts.
This Oreo fluff dip is a great one you can have next to the Oreo cookies. It creates a fun Oreo theme. Now you could also consider pairing it with this thumbprint cookie recipe that is colorful and fits the Easter theme.
Frequently Asked Questions By Readers
Yes, you can make these up to 2 days in advance of when you want to serve them up. For the freshness, I wouldn’t go over 2 days. Just store in a sealed container until you are ready for serving.
If you want to make extra cookies, go right ahead. Just work in batches when it comes to heating up the chocolate and decorating the cookies as you go.
If your chocolate begins to harden, simply place the bowl back in the microwave to reheat it. Or, if you used a double boiler, place back on the stovetop to reheat the chocolate to melt it down again.
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Printable Recipe Card
Easter Chocolate Covered Oreos
Ingredients
- 24 Oreo cookies
- 3 10 oz bags Ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers
- Oil based food coloring in yellow pink, and purple
- Small black sugar pearl sprinkles for the chick’s eyes
- Small orange heart sprinkles for the chick’s beak and feet
- Orange jimmies sprinkles for the chick’s hair
- Yellow M&M’s cut in half for the chick’s wings
- Nonpareil sprinkles for the eggs
Instructions
- Begin by lining a large baking tray with parchment paper. Melt 1 cup of Ghirardelli vanilla melting wafers in a double boiler on low heat or in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments until it's smooth.
- Gradually add a few drops of yellow food coloring to the melted wafers, stirring it slowly until it's evenly distributed. Add more food coloring as necessary to reach your desired shade.
- Submerge an Oreo cookie on a fork in the yellow melts and tap off any excess coating before placing it on the lined baking tray. Repeat the process with three more Oreos, working quickly before the coating hardens.
- After you've coated four Oreos in the yellow melts, add the chick decorations. Create two eyes on each cookie, and then attach an orange heart below the eyes for the beak.
- Add two more orange hearts at the bottom of the cookie for the feet and a few orange jimmies for hair. Place one half of a yellow M&M on both sides of the cookie to create wings. Repeat the process with four more Oreos.
- To make the eggs, clean the double boiler and melt another cup of vanilla melting wafers. Add a few drops of pink food coloring to the melted wafers and stir until the desired shade is reached. Repeat the process with purple food coloring to create another color of eggs.
- Dip 4 Oreos in each color of melted wafers, tap off the excess coating, and place them on the lined baking tray.
- Microwave ½ cup of vanilla melting wafers in a microwave-safe piping bag until it's fully melted.
- Cut a small piece off the tip of the bag, drizzle the melted wafers onto the pink and purple Oreos, and add nonpareil sprinkles if desired.
- Refrigerate the baking tray for 10-15 minutes to let the coating set before serving.
Notes
- Cookies – Any flavor of Oreos work for this recipe. Feel free to use any flavor of sandwich cookie.
- Chocolate – High quality chocolate is best. You will also find that it melts to a smoother consistency.
- Food Coloring – Oil based food coloring is needed or it will seize up the chocolate and ruin it. If you don’t want to buy oil based then buy pre-colored candy melts instead so you don’t mess with food coloring.
- Storing – Store the dipped Oreo cookies in an airtight container. Then make sure to place parchment paper between each stack to prevent the cookie design messing up.
- Freezing – You can freeze the cookies for up to 6 months. Then thaw on the counter or in the fridge.
- Make Ahead – Feel free to make your cookies up to 2 days in advance for the best quality for serving up the cookies.
- Decorating – You can get creative and decorate how you would like. They don’t have to be the chicks or the egg designs. Feel free to be creative.
Equipment
- Double Boiler optional
- microwave-safe bowl optional
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