Holiday OREO Cookie Tree

Name: Holiday OREO Cookie Tree
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 8 oz. green candy coating wafers; 1 tsp. oil; 15 OREO Cookies, divided; ¼ tsp. nonpareils (green, red and white); ½ oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted; 30 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces

Part centerpiece, part delicious dessert bites, our festive Christmas tree made with decorated chocolate OREO Cookie balls is a great addition to any holiday party!

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Makes 15 servings.

Ingredient list

8 oz. green candy coating wafers
1 tsp. oil
15 OREO Cookies, divided
¼ tsp. holiday nonpareils (green, red and white)
½ oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
30 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces

Directions

Microwave candy coating wafers and oil in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until wafers are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec.

Cover baking sheet with parchment. Insert wooden pop stick into filling in center of 1 cookie. Dip all cookies, 1 at a time, into coating mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each cookie; gently shake cookie to remove excess coating. Arrange cookies on prepared baking sheet to resemble Christmas tree as shown in photo; sprinkle with nonpareils.

Spoon melted semi-sweet chocolate into resealable plastic bag, cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag. Use to pipe lines onto "tree" to resembles wires for Christmas lights. Add candy-coated chocolate pieces for the lights.

Refrigerate 30 min. or until coating is firm.