DIY 4th Of July Oreo Cookie Pops - Easy and Fun!

chefsteph (29)in #food • 7 years ago

What better way to celebrate the independence of America then with most of America’s favorite cookie? These Fourth of July Oreo Cookie Pops are personally my favorite and make for a great addition to any party! A long night of browsing YouTube brought me to an interesting video that I've found myself making over and over to the point I have the easy, simple recipe memorized by now! The crunch of Oreo cookie coated in creamy white chocolate is a welcomed treat for any gathering I make for. I've brought these to parties, family get-togethers and even for a night in with Netflix and my dog! Since it helped me understand how easy a recipe this is I've included the source video below.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Oreos
White Chocolate
Various Sprinkles

Supplies You’ll Need:

Microwave safe bowl(s)
Wax Paper
Cake pop sticks
Treat bags (Optional)
Baking Sheet
Food coloring (Optional)

Preparation:

Line your baking sheet with some wax paper, after you have lined your baking sheet take out your white chocolate. Place some chocolate into a microwave safe bowl, you can either melt your chocolate in a microwave for 30 seconds at a time to avoid burning or use the double boiler method on your stove to avoid the risk of burning the chocolate. Once your chocolate is nice and melted into a smooth consistency it’s time to separate your Oreos, I recommend using the 4th of July Firework Oreos that have popping candy in the middle but feel free to use whatever flavor you like best.

Making The Cookie Pops:

Once you have your chocolate melted and cookies separated it’s time to start making these cute cookie pops! Take your cake pop stick and dip the end into the chocolate, once it’s coated place it onto the side of the oreo with the cream and gently press down before putting the cookie back together. Let the cookie set on the baking sheet lined with wax paper for about 10 minutes before attempting to pick it up and dip it into the melted chocolate, the reason why we do this is because the white chocolate acts as a glue to hold everything together. After waiting for the chocolate to set you can then dip the entire cookie into the chocolate, if your bowl of chocolate has thickened up you can re-melt in either the microwave or using the double boiler method. Just be sure to let it cool for about a minute or two before attempting to dip the cookie, if you dip the cookie into the chocolate when it is too warm it will melt the chocolate inside of the cookie and fall apart. Once dipped and evenly coated , set the cookie back on the wax paper lined baking sheet and let set.

Time to Decorate!

Use the time it takes the cookie to set after the first dip into the chocolate to prepare your decorations. You will be dipping the cookie again to ensure even coating, dipping again also allows all your decorations to stay in place since the white chocolate acts as a glue. This is where you can get really creative, I like to separate the chocolate into two more bowls and add red food coloring to one then blue to the other, now I have red, white, and blue chocolate!

You can also get red and blue sprinkles along with shimmer dust. Once you have everything ready and your cookie pops are set it’s time for a second coating, dip the cookie into the chocolate once again and immediately add your sprinkles after by doing this while the cookie is still wet we insure the sprinkles will stick. As you decorate your cookie pops you will want to place them back on the wax paper lined baking sheet on final time for them to harden up completely.

Packaging:

You can either serve these as is at a party or package them as party favors in treat bags. Another great idea would be to enjoy these during fireworks!