Holiday OREO Cookie Tree Recipe

Name: Holiday OREO Cookie Tree
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz. green candy coating wafers; 1 tsp. oil; 15 OREO Cookies, divided; 1/4 tsp. holiday nonpareils (green, red and white); 1/2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted; 30 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces

Ingredients

8 oz. green candy coating wafers
1 tsp. oil
15 OREO Cookies, divided
1/4 tsp. holiday nonpareils (green, red and white)
1/2 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
30 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces

PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 15 servings

Instructions

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.

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