Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Oreos

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These 3-ingredient Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Oreos are simply delicious! Oreo sandwich cookies are dipped in chocolate melting wafers, and then topped with a colorful royal icing decoration. These easy no-bake cookies are perfect for snacking, gift giving and of course served at Thanksgiving this year!

A small antique tray with Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Oreos stacked on top surrounded by mini pumpkins and yellow/orange leaves on a wood plank surface with white marble in the background. A tan hand picks up an oreo with a decorated turkey on top.

Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Oreos showcases the beauty in simplicity. Oreos are dipped in chocolate melting wafers and then topped with a colorful and festive royal icing decoration. This gives them a classic, refined look! Plus, everyone loves the combination of creamy chocolate on the outside with a crunchy Oreo inside!

These are super easy to make and require only need 3 ingredients. This recipe is totally kid friendly as well. You can even wrap them in cellophane for a delicious edible gift that everyone will love! These Thanksgiving Chocolate Covered Oreos have either a festive turkey or pumpkin royal icing piece on top. Chocolate covered Oreos are perfect for all holidays and celebrations including Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter and so much more.

Why You'll Love this Recipe

Super cute and festive
Easy to make and only 3 ingredients
Perfect for gift giving
Simply delicious

Ingredient Notes

A white plate with oreos stacked, a smaller white plate with turkey and pumpkin royal icing pieces and a red bag of chocolate melting wafers. Each item is labeled with a white rectangle box with text in all caps in dark red on a light wood plank background.

Oreo cookies – use any flavor that you like! I use standard Oreos.

Chocolate - For all my chocolate dipping needs I use Ghirardelli Melting Wafers. They are delicious, easy to use and come in a variety of flavors - milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate. Grab your favorite and start melting. No tempering is required to get that glossy chocolate coating! Find them at most grocery stores in the baking aisle, Target, Walmart and even Amazon. It's the only ingredient in my One-Ingredient Chocolate Bag.

Royal Icing Decorations - think of these like giant sprinkles! They come in a variety of sizes and styles for all occasions. I like buying from Confectionary House and Sprinkle Pop because of the variety and they usually have the daintier options compared to what you might find at craft stores like Michaels. You could also find them on Amazon and even Etsy. The only thing to keep in mind is a standard Oreo is 1.75 inches wide.

Step-by-Step Instruction

Heat Ghirardelli Chocolate Melting Wafers according to package. I am using the double boil method. Melt chocolate until smooth and completely melted.

A small metal bowl set up on a double broiler on the stove with melted chocolate. In the upper left corner is a dark red square with a white '1' in the center.

Using a fork or a dipping tool (slotted spoon), dip an Oreo cookie in melted chocolate then hold it over the melted chocolate for a few seconds to allow some of the excess chocolate to drip off. Carefully transfer cookie to a clean fork or dipping tool (3-prong dipping fork). This ensured not too much chocolate sticks to the bottom of the Oreo.

A small metal bowl with a spoon and an Oreo dipping in melted chocolate. In the upper left corner is a dark red square with a white '2' in the center.

Place on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Immediately, top with a royal icing decoration in the center of the Oreo. Repeat with remaining Oreos and allow the chocolate covered Oreos to set at room temperature until completely dried. Once dried, remove and enjoy!

Chocolate covered Oreos with either a turkey or pumpkin icing piece on top on a white piece of parchment paper. In the upper left corner is a dark red square with a white '3' in the center.

Expert Tips

Make sure all your equipment is absolutely dry and free from any water droplets, otherwise your chocolate will seize and be grainy.

Keep your hands mess free with these tools! I use this 5-piece Wilton candy melt decorating piece set. Perfect for dipping, dunking and drizzling a variety of treats including Oreos, pretzels, fruit and much more. I used the slotted spoon to dip the Oreos and let the access chocolate drip off. Then, I carefully transferred the oreo to the 3-prong dipping fork so there's minimal chocolate stuck and then placed on the parchment paper. And, clean off the chocolate on the 3-prong dipping fork in between each use.

When dipping, shake off excess chocolate by gently shaking the tool or tapping the tool against the bowl with the melted chocolate. But, not too much! You still want a thick enough coating that you don't see the design of the Oreo underneath.

Using a tooth pick/small offset spatula if you have any air bubbles in your chocolate and need to smooth it out.

Don't use broken Oreos! In a pack of Oreos, you'll come across some cookies that are broken or split. Do not use them. As any loose crumbs will taint your melted chocolate.

Chocolate covered oreos with a turkey of pumpkin royal icing pieces in small rectangle clear box with 2 Oreos and a small gold bow. There are 2 of those boxes surrounded by mini orange pumpkins of a light wood plank background.

Recipe FAQ

What's the difference between chocolate melting wafers and tempering chocolate?

Tempering chocolate is the tried and true method for chocolatiers. It's the process of heating and cooling chocolate to stabilize it. This process gives chocolate its shiny, glossy appearance and gives the chocolate a 'snap' when eaten. Usually, you need additional tools to temper like a chocolate tempering machine, cooling marble slab, chocolate thermometer, etc. This process also takes additional time.

Alternative, chocolate melting wafers takes much less time than tempering and achieves a smooth finish. Also, not need to a ton of extra equipment but items dipped in chocolate melting wafers are more 'fragile' as they can easily ding if touched by other treats and will slightly melt if held in hands too long.

You can read more about tempering chocolate with this guide.

Can I used melted chocolate chips instead?

No. I would recommend melting wafers as they are made for dipping. They melt super smoothly and set up firmly when used compared to chocolate chips which do not hold their shape.

How should I store chocolate covered Oreos?

Store chocolate covered Oreos in an air tight container in a single layer at room temperature for 2 weeks. Just be sure, that it is not placed in a hot area or else the chocolate will melt.

My melting wafers solidified during the dipping process. What happened?

Depending on how fast your are dipping, the chocolate will slowly solidify overtime. You should be able to re-melt easily using the method you originally used. Just carefully watch it as it will take less time for it to re-melt and you don't want the chocolate to burn!

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