Rich chocolate Candy Cane Oreo Cookie Bars are topped with a white chocolate fudge and crushed peppermints. You can’t beat the combo of chewy chocolate cookie bar and cool peppermint at Christmas time!
Love holiday treats? Our candy cane fudge is always a hit with family and friends. Readers LOVE this easy Crockpot candy too!
Why This Recipe Works
Anytime I hear the word “Oreo” in the name of a dessert, my ears perk up. Chocolate wafer cookies with that amazing creamy center? Yes, please.
When you use crushed Oreo cookies to create a chocolate cookie layer spread with white chocolate fudge you get all the amazing taste of an Oreo in thick, fudgy, decadent bar.
Sprinkle some crushed candy canes on top and you have a holiday treat to write home about!
- Seriously does it get better than Oreos, M&M’s, candy canes, and chocolate?
- Makes a large batch, perfect for sharing.
- Easy recipe!
Dark chocolate and peppermint pair beautifully together this time of year! Add Oreos into the mix and I’m in Christmas dessert heaven.
Ingredient Notes
- Cookie Dough ingredients– you’ve got the usual suspects here: butter, vanilla, cocoa powder, flour, brown sugar!
- Oreos – Any variety of Oreos works great in this recipe! I’ve made bars with original, mint and the Christmas colored Oreos and they all taste delicious here.
- Cocoa powder- For the richest chocolate flavor, use unsweetened dark cocoa powder if possible.
- Red & Green Candy – Use your favorite holiday M&M’s, or toss in some red and green chocolate chips (if you can find them)!
- Candy canes – A perfect way to use candy canes that get broken or crushed by accident!
Easy Instructions
The Cookie layer. A chocolate cookie batter gets even more chocolate-y when you fold in crushed Oreos and chocolate chips or M&Ms.
Press the thick dough into a baking sheet and bake. I take it out when it’s still soft in the center so it sets into the perfect chewy consistency.
The white chocolate layer. While the cookie base is baking, heat condensed milk with butter and whisk in white chocolate melting wafers.
Pour the warm fudge over the cookie layer and top with crushed candy cane pieces.
Once the white chocolate layer is set (about 30 minutes) you can cut these treats into bars and enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- How to crush candy canes: Place full sized or mini candy canes in a ziploc bag and use a rolling pin or other heavy object to crush the candy into small pieces.
- The batter will be extremely thick and dense! Use your fingers to pat it into the pan making sure to get the chocolate batter all the way to the edges and corners.
- Line the pan with parchment paper. When the Oreo Cookie Bars are cooled and set, they’ll be a cinch to remove from the baking sheet.
- Make sure to let the cookie layer cool. Before you add the white chocolate fudge topping, the bottom layer should be completely cool to the touch. If it’s still warm the bars will take much longer to set up and may be more gooey than desired.
Recipe FAQs
After cutting, store the bars in an airtight container at room temperature.
I used original Oreos this time but any variety of the chocolate sandwich cookie works. Make them with peppermint Oreos for even more minty flavor, holiday Oreos or double stuffed!
The recipe was tested in a 15 x 10 inch baking pan. You’ll have enough for a dozen or so large square bars or you can cut them into smaller squares for Oreo brownie bites!
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Candy Cane Oreo Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For the Cookie Base:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 15 Oreos crushed
- 1 ½ cup red and green M&M’s or chocolate chips
For the Topping:
- 1 can 14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 ounce Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers
- 12 peppermint candy canes crushed
Instructions
- Beat butter and sugars until creamy, using a mixer. Add in salt, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add flour, baking soda and cocoa, until combined completely. Fold in crushed Oreos and M&M’s (batter will be thick).
- Press into a parchment paper lined 15x10x1 baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15- 20 minutes, until soft in center and cooked on outside (adjust according to own oven). Remove from oven (will set while cooling).
- While baking, heat condensed milk and butter in a small saucepan on medium heat. Stirring constantly with a whisk, add white chocolate to warm milk mixture. Remove from heat and stir until smooth (about 2 minutes).
- Pour over cooked cookie bars and sprinkle immediately with crushed candy canes. Allow to set (about 30 minutes). Cut and enjoy!
Notes
- Oreos– any variety works great here, original, Christmas, or mint!
- M&M’s– you can swap these out for holiday chocolate chips, or semi-sweet chocolate chips too.
- Cocoa powder– unsweetened cocoa powder is what works here, dark chocolate is best!
Nutrition
Filled with chocolate cookies, cream and white chocolate sprinkled with peppermint, Candy Cane Oreo Bars are indulgently delicious! Make them this holiday season and watch how quickly they’ll disappear from the dessert table.
We really have to choose just one? I think a dart board would probably work well in making the decision, but….. I’ve tried and liked the hazelnut & currant, but am a coffeeholic and would love to try the espresso bar, but I also really like dark and want a go at the 70% dark. Just pick one and I’m good. ;oD
Haha. Yes, pick a favorite. But, no guarantee of you win you will get that choice 😉
I would love to try the white chocolate, toffee, peanut and sea salt, mint and dark bars.
I would like to try ALL of them!! If I had to pick one it would be the dark chocolate!!!
First of all-such yummy cookie bars!
Secondly I would love G&B’s Dark 70!
oooh looks amazing! Must give them a go.
The white chocolate bar!
My favorite is the dark chocolate!
Would love any of them. But would love to try out the white one.
These bars look decadent! I would love to try the toffee or mint chocolate bar! Yummy!
Both great choices!!!
Candy cane Oreos, mint, chocolate, tis the season for these. Well, there’s always a season for both dark chocolate & white chocolate for me!
I agree! Thanks for stopping by Averie!
Oh, I love these! So pretty, and I want to lick the frosting. 🙂
Thanks Dorothy. It’s okay. You can have as much as you like!!
I am ALL OVER that oreo cookie bar base Aimee! Holy smokes, I’d be happy with just that!! But that glorious white chocolate topping – oh my goodness, I don’t think I could stop eating piece after piece of these. oreos, peppermint, white chocolate… i honestly do not know where you can go wrong with a dessert like this!
This was one of those desserts that had to be shipped off to my husband’s work. It was too dangerous to have in the house! Thanks for stopping by Sally 🙂
Peanut and sea salt… mixture of salty and sweet is THE BEST.
I love dark chocolate, so I would like to try the Dark 70% bar.
White Chocolate…I have problems melting whitem chocolate and it just doesn’t come out the way I want
I hear ya Denise, you won’t be disappointed with Green & Black’s white chocolate!!
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. Which chocolate bar would I hope to receive from Green & Black???? Toffee sounds wonderful but I was intrigued by the Cherry. One of each please is what my greedy little cravings is shouting. Toffee and Cherry running a very close second
The toffee one sounds good!
I love their white chocolate too!!
I would love to try the white chocolate bars!
Yum! These look amazing, Aimee! My kids would love the candy canes on top. 🙂