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Cookies and Cream Bark

May 24, 2016 by Alea Milham 26 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 method

Kitchen 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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5 from 2 votes

Cookies and Cream Bark

Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 12
Author Alea

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  • Cover a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  • 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.
  • Once the white chocolate is melted stir in the cookie crumbs until just blended. Do not over-stir.
  • Spoon the melted chocolate onto the cookie sheet. Then use a spatula to spread it evenly over the cookie sheet.
  • Let sit for 2 hours to firm up or put it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  • Break the cookies and cream bark into pieces. Store in a sealed container.

Notes

Add time for cooling.

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. Jennifer says

    December 9, 2024 at 6:31 pm

    Can I use coconut oil?

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  2. Jody Neal says

    December 6, 2024 at 9:22 am

    I made this for my son because it’s his favorite candy bar. He said it was even better! I added more crushed Oreos on top and lightly pressed it into the white chocolate. So pretty and so delicious! Perfect for Christmas cookie trays! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Sandra York says

    September 30, 2019 at 8:35 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  4. Angela says

    December 20, 2016 at 7:32 am

    5 stars
    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
  5. 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?

    Reply
    • Alea Milham says

      September 18, 2016 at 10:39 am

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

      Reply
  6. Kaitlin says

    December 3, 2015 at 1:52 pm

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

    Thanks!

    Reply
  7. 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)

        Reply
        • 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
  8. 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
  9. Ginger says

    January 22, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    Oh man does that look good. Now I wish I weren’t on a diet. Sigh. Thanks for linking to Show Me Saturday.

    Reply
  10. Made From Pinterest says

    January 19, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    Yum! This looks delicious! I am making this as soon as I can! Please keep posting stuff like this I really appreciate it!

    Reply
  11. Lou Lou Girls says

    January 19, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Hello beautiful! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. I stopping by to let you know that your post was picked by Cassie as her favorite. Happy Dance time! We will be featuring it at our party tonight at 7 pm. I hope to see you there. Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
  12. JessicaJ says

    January 17, 2015 at 5:50 am

    Oooh, I love homemade bark. This looks like it’s going to the top of my bucket list! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Creative Mama Renee says

    January 15, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    Yummy! I always feel better about eating candy when I make it myself 🙂

    Reply
  14. Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    Cookies and cream is one of my FAVORITE candies and flavors. Even for as long as I can remember! I can’t wait to try this out. I would love if you linked this up to Totally Terrific Tuesday that’s live right now! I hope to see you soon and thanks so much for sharing this! Pinning now!

    Sharon
    herorganizedchaos.com

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  15. Tricia says

    May 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    Oh this looks so yummy!

    Reply
  16. Rebecca @ Peanut Butter, Passports, and Epinephrine says

    May 1, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Mmmm . . . my son’s been asking for a cookies and cream bar for awhile. Unfortunately they’re processed with peanuts, so we can’t eat them either (not to mention all the other yucky stuff in them, too). Do you know if coconut oil could be substituted for the vegetable shortening? We can’t use Spectrum, either 🙁 But I’d love to try these.

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    • Jessica says

      November 14, 2019 at 6:16 am

      I don’t use any shortening or substitute in my version. I use 2 ingredients–white chocolate chips and crushed Oreos (with the cream). I also like to use the mint cookies. These are usually the first item gone at bake sales and sooooo easy.

      Reply
  17. Swathi says

    May 1, 2012 at 11:50 am

    Delicious Alea, Andrew must enjoyed very much.

    Reply
  18. Jenn says

    May 1, 2012 at 10:31 am

    3 Ingredients – you can’t beat that! This looks amazing. I’m addicted to sweets so i’ll have to give it a try1

    Reply
  19. Jennifer says

    April 30, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    Oh my yum!

    Reply
  20. Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says

    April 30, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    This sounds great! My kids would love it! They would totally eat the cream off the cookie with their teeth too. 🙂

    Reply

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