You can use good quality milk, dark, semisweet, bittersweet, or even white chocolate to dip your Oreos in. You may find it easier to use candy melts to coat your Oreos. They are chocolate discs that are made to melt easily, and come in a wide array of flavors and colors so you can create dipped Oreos for holidays and special occasions. Chocolate chips also work well for dipped Oreos because you don’t have worry about chopping them beforehand.
Stirring the chocolate after each 30-second period in the microwave is important. The chocolate can sometimes still look lumpy until you give it a good stir and it smoothes out. You don’t want to burn the chocolate by heating it too long.
Adding the butter is optional. It helps thin out the chocolate so it coats the cookies more evenly. If your chocolate mixture appears thin enough to cover the Oreos on its own, you can omit the butter if you like. You can flavor the melted chocolate. For example, mix in ½ teaspoon (2. 5 ml) of peppermint extract into the chocolate for minty dipped Oreos.
You can substitute a silicone baking sheet for the parchment paper if you prefer.
The melted chocolate shouldn’t be too hot or too cold when you dip the cookies. If it’s too hot, it will slide right off the Oreos. If it’s too cold, it will create a lumpy, uneven coat around the cookies. If the chocolate starts to thicken up as you’re dipping the cookies, reheat it in the microwave in 10-second intervals until it’s the right consistency once more. Be sure to tap the forks against the side of the bowl before placing it on the baking sheet. That will knock off any excess chocolate that might create bumps on the Oreos as they cool. When the chocolate is still soft on the Oreos, you can add toppings if you’d like. For example, you might sprinkle chopped nuts, sprinkles, sea salt, or crushed peppermint candies on the dipped cookies.
The cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to a week. When the dipped Oreos are chilled, you can drizzle additional melted chocolate over them if you’d like. For example, if you’ve dipped your cookies in dark chocolate, you might want to drizzle melted white chocolate over them.
You can find molds that are designed for Oreos and other sandwich cookies at a variety of stores and websites that carry candy-making supplies.
While the chocolate should come up around the sides of the Oreos, it shouldn’t cover the tops of them completely.
You just want to add enough chocolate to the cover the tops of the cookies. Don’t pile too much chocolate on the tops of cookies or they can wind up lopsided. If the melted chocolate starts to thicken up as you’ve covering the Oreo, reheat it in the microwave in 10 second intervals until it’s the right consistency to spread.
If you want to give your molded, dipped Oreos an even fancier look, use chocolate transfer sheets to add patterns to the smooth top of the dipped cookies. The transfer sheets, available where candy-making supplies are sold, come in a variety of patterns and colors that suit virtually any holiday or special occasion. To use the transfer sheets, add a dollop of melted chocolate to the top of the set cookies. Press a piece of the transfer sheet to the Oreo over the melted chocolate, and pull away the sheet. The pattern will be imprinted on the top of the cookie.
