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Cookies and Cream Bark

May 24, 2016 by Alea Milham 24 Comments

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Homemade Cookies and Cream Bark Recipe - A quick and easy recipe for cookies and cream bark candy. Only uses 3 ingredients. No cooking required!
Cookies and Cream Bark Candy Recipe

This homemade Cookies and Cream Bark recipe is very easy to make!

Homemade Cookies and Cream Bark Recipe - A quick and easy recipe for cookies and cream bark candy. Only uses 3 ingredients. No cooking required!Several years ago, we were doing errands when my youngest son spotted a cookies and cream candy bar and asked for it. Although he was 5 years old, he had never asked for or been given a candy bar before so I wanted to be able to say yes, but it contained ingredients that he couldn’t eat and I was forced to say no.

When we got home I decided to try my hand at making cookies and cream bark. The first batch was ugly. My daughter said it looked like “a pyroclastic lava flow”. But everyone agreed that it was delicious, so I decided to try again.

Homemade Cookies and Cream Bark Recipe. How to crush cookies - quick and easy methodKitchen Tip: If you want to crush cookies or crackers without leaving a layer of crumbs on your counters, put them in a Ziploc bag, squeeze the air out, close it, doublecheck to make sure it is really closed, and then roll a rolling pin over the bag until the crumbs are your desired consistency.

I used Pamela’s Products Extreme Chocolate Mini Cookies to make this gluten-free, but you can use any crunchy chocolate cookie or chocolate sandwich cookie. If you use an Oreo-type cookie, I recommend scraping the cream filling out and just using the cookie part otherwise this ends up being ridiculously sweet. If you talk one of your children into scraping the cream filling out for you, remind them to do it with a butter knife or spoon and not their teeth.

Homemade Cookies and Cream Bark Recipe

If you wish, you could use this bark recipe to make homemade “candy bars”. Remove the bark from the foil, place the bark on a cutting board (let it sit until it is at room temperature if you went for the fast freezer method) and then use a pizza cutter to cut it into 8 – 10 bars.

Cookies and Cream Bark Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 24 ounces white chocolate (I used 2 bags of white chocolate chips)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (I use Spectrum)
  • 1 cup chocolate cookies crumbs

Directions:

  1. Cover a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  2. Stovetop Method: Place the white chocolate and shortening in the top pan of a double boiler. Heat while stirring until thoroughly melted.  Microwave Method: Melt 12 ounces of white chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Repeat with the remaining white chocolate and shortening.
  3. Once the white chocolate is melted stir in the cookie crumbs until just blended. Do not over-stir.
  4. Spoon the melted chocolate onto the cookie sheet. Then use a spatula to spread it evenly over the cookie sheet.
  5. Let sit for 2 hours to firm up or put it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  6. Break the cookies and cream bark into pieces. Store in a sealed container.

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Printable Recipe for Cookies and Cream Bark

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Cookies and Cream Bark
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 24 ounces white chocolate (I used chips)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (I use Spectrum)
  • 1 cup chocolate cookies crumbs
Directions
  1. Cover a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  2. Stove top Method: Place the white chocolate and shortening in the top pan of a double boiler. Heat while stirring until thoroughly melted. Microwave Method: Melt 12 ounces of white chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Repeat with the remaining white chocolate and shortening.
  3. Once the white chocolate is melted stir in the cookie crumbs until just blended. Do not over-stir.
  4. Spoon the melted chocolate onto the cookie sheet. Then use a spatula to spread it evenly over the cookie sheet.
  5. Let sit for 2 hours to firm up or put it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  6. Break the cookies and cream bark into pieces. Store in a sealed container.
Notes
Add time for cooling.
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Making sweets at home gives me complete control over the ingredients, so I can ensure that my kids don’t eat something that they must avoid for health reasons. It also helps me feel a little bit less like an ogre when I have to say no.

Cookies and Cream Bark - a fast and easy candy recipe

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Sandra York says

    September 30, 2019 at 8:35 am

    I made this a couple of days ago and it was GREAT!! I used the Almond Bark and this was so easy and so good. This will be added to my candy list that I make and give for Christmas. Thanks for posting it!

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  2. Angela says

    December 20, 2016 at 7:32 am

    Thanks for the idea my girls both want to give gifts to all their teachers for christmas which comes out to 6 so i am going to give this a try as it sounds like a lovely homemade treat!

    Reply
  3. Colleen says

    September 18, 2016 at 7:25 am

    Do you spread the remaining crumbs on the pan before pouring the melted chocolate over it? Or do you really only use 1/2 cup of crumbs?

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    • Alea Milham says

      September 18, 2016 at 10:39 am

      No, you stir in all of the cookie crumbs. That was a typo.

      Reply
  4. Kaitlin says

    December 3, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    Can you use almond bark instead of the white chocolate chips and shortening?

    Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Maria says

    September 26, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    Will this melt if lets say getting shipped somewhere?

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      September 26, 2015 at 6:36 pm

      If it is really warm it can get very soft. Once the weather cools you can ship it in a sealed container and it will stay solid.

      Reply
      • Butterflippin says

        December 14, 2016 at 12:06 pm

        Should I be storing this in the fridge otherwise? (Not that I think it’s going to last very long)

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        • Alea Milham says

          December 14, 2016 at 12:33 pm

          You do not need to store it in the refrigerator. Some people prefer it cold, but it isn’t necessary.

          Reply
  6. Alea says

    January 29, 2015 at 9:39 am

    It was delicious!

    and I just wanted to point out that we have the same name and spell it the same way too!!!!

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      January 29, 2015 at 10:50 am

      That’s awesome; there aren’t many of us! I am glad you enjoyed the bark recipe!

      Reply
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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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