OREO Bats

Name: OREO Bats
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 6 OREO Cookies

At Halloween, bats become much more welcome in our homes than any other time of year. Include them in your dessert ideas, too, by carving these fun OREO Bats desserts.

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Servings:

Makes 2 servings, 3 cookies each.

Ingredient list

6 OREO Cookies

Directions

Twist the top and bottom halves of each cookie in opposite directions to separate the cookie halves, leaving all the creme on one half of each cookie.

Draw the outline of a bat in the center of the creme using a toothpick or wooden skewer. Freeze 5 min.

Carve out the creme from inside the bat shapes using a small metal spatula, toothpick or skewer, carefully removing and discarding the creme from inside the bat outlines.

Recipe Tips

Hints on Twisting the Cookies ApartTwist the cookies apart gently in a back-and-forth motion to release one cookie half from the creme. Or, you can use a small metal spatula to scrape the creme close to one half of the cookie. Any creme remaining on the plain cookie halves can be spread onto the creme-topped cookie halves. If desired, you can scrape off and discard any creme smudges with the spatula, skewer or toothpick.
Special ExtraAfter carving the bats, press the cookies, creme sides down, into purple-colored sugar. Gently shake the cookies to remove any excess sugar.
SubstituteUse a small bat-shaped cookie cutter to cut the outline of a bat in the creme. Freeze the cookies 5 min., then remove the creme from inside the bats as directed in recipe. Or, remove the creme from around the bat outlines, leaving the remaining creme inside the bat cutouts.