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36 Festive Oreo Recipes for Christmas Treats and Desserts

Everyone’s favorite cookie deserves a spot on your holiday menu. These Oreo Christmas recipes are full of festive flavor and sweetness, with ideas that will please every age this season.

Collage of images showing a variety of Oreo Christmas recipes.

Table of contents

  • Popular Ways to Use Oreos in Recipes
  • Oreo Cookie Fun Facts
  • Pies and Cheesecakes
  • Decorated Christmas Oreos
  • No Bake Oreo Truffles
  • Christmas Cookies and Brownies
  • Oreo Fudge and Bark Recipes
  • Cakes and Cupcakes
  • Other Treats

Oreos are a holiday staple: versatile, familiar, and easy to work with. Whether you crush them into a crust, fold them into batter, or decorate them for gifting, Oreos add instant cheer to seasonal desserts.

From no-bake truffles and chocolate-dipped decorated cookies to Oreo-studded cakes, pies, and bark, this roundup highlights creative and simple ways to make festive treats with Oreos.

Explore recipes that use holiday flavors like peppermint, red velvet, and snickerdoodle, or try Golden and mint Oreos for a twist. Many of the ideas below are quick, family-friendly, and perfect for sharing or gifting.

Popular Ways to Use Oreos in Recipes

Two kinds of Oreo recipes dominate holiday baking: decorated, chocolate-dipped Oreos and no-bake Oreo balls (truffles). Both are easy to customize with colors and themes for the season.

Decorated Oreos can become ornaments, snow globes, penguins, reindeer, or elegant winter scenes. Oreo balls combine crushed cookies with cream cheese, shaped into bites and coated in chocolate or candy melts—ideal for themed truffles and party trays.

Beyond truffles and dipped cookies, Oreos are often baked into brownies, mixed into cookie dough, layered in trifles, and used in creamy cheesecakes and pies. Crushed Oreos also make a rich crust or a crunchy topping for a variety of desserts.

Peppermint Oreo ice cream cake, mint brownies and other Oreo Christmas recipes in picture collage.

Oreo Cookie Fun Facts

Oreos have a long history and a few fun surprises:

  • Introduced in 1912, Oreos are more than a century old.
  • Over the years, billions of Oreos have been sold worldwide.
  • There have been dozens of flavor variations, with many seasonal and limited-edition releases.
  • Despite the cream filling, classic Oreos are technically vegan.
  • March 6 is celebrated as National Oreo Day by fans.

Pies and Cheesecakes

Crushed Oreos make a rich crust and pair especially well with peppermint, chocolate, and cream-based fillings. Add festive sprinkles or holiday-themed Oreos for a seasonal touch.

Peppermint Oreo cheesecake slice on spatula before being pulled from the pie dish.

No Bake Peppermint Oreo Cheesecake

A quick no-bake peppermint cheesecake with an Oreo crust and crushed Oreo folded into the filling. Ready in under 30 minutes and easy to make ahead. Gluten free options possible with GF Oreos.
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Red Velvet Oreo Cheesecake

A decadent red velvet cheesecake with an Oreo crust and a lush red filling—perfect topped with whipped cream and extra cookies.
Slice of peppermint pie with chocolate cookie crust and peppermints on top.

Candy Cane Pie

A pink peppermint cream pie with a chocolate cookie crust, topped with whipped cream and soft peppermint candies—bright and festive for holiday gatherings.
Oreo cheesecake bars sliced on counter and drizzled with chocolate.

Oreo Cheesecake Bars

Buttery Oreo crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and more Oreos on top—these bars are a crowd favorite for parties.
Trifle dish with layers of Oreos, cream and chocolate pudding.

Oreo Trifle

Layers of whipped cream, chocolate pudding, and plenty of Oreos make this trifle an indulgent showstopper.

Decorated Christmas Oreos

Decorated Oreos are simple, fun, and perfect for family projects, gifting, or a festive cookie tray. Many ideas require only melted candy wafers, sprinkles, and a little creativity.

Chocolate sandwich cookies with Christmas trees iced onto each.

Christmas Oreo Cookies

Decorate Oreos with melted candy wafers to create tiny Christmas trees with themed sprinkles—quick, cute, and giftable.
Oreos dipped in chocolate and decorated in Christmas theme.

Festive Chocolate Covered Christmas Oreos

Use silicone molds and candy melts to create chocolate-covered Oreos in seasonal shapes and colors for a polished holiday treat.
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Oreo Penguins

Adorable no-bake Oreo penguins that are simple to assemble and perfect for kid-friendly baking sessions.
Red velvet Oreos dipped in green candy coating and decorated with a candy heart.

Grinch Red Velvet Oreos

Red velvet Oreos dipped in green candy coating and finished with a small candy heart—playful and festive.
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Christmas Oreo Snow Globe Cookies

No baking required—dip, decorate, and add sprinkles for an edible snow globe cookie craft that’s a fun family activity.
White plate with chocolate covered Oreos with reindeer nose and pretzel antlers.

Oreo Reindeer

Chocolate covered Oreos decorated with pretzels for antlers, candy eyes, and a red candy nose—cute and effortless.

No Bake Oreo Truffles

No-bake Oreo truffles are a holiday favorite—easy to make and simple to dress up with coatings and sprinkles.

Plate with white chocolate covered Christmas Oreo cookie truffles topped with red, white and green sprinkles.

Christmas Golden Oreo Truffles

Simple truffles made with Golden Oreos, cream cheese, and a white chocolate coating—finished with festive sprinkles for an elegant, easy treat.
Red velvet Grinch Oreo balls on white plate with bite taken out of several.

Grinch Oreo Balls

Green-coated Oreo balls with a red candy heart—playful and perfect for gifting or parties.
Mint chocolate truffles coated in chocolate and green drizzle over top.

Oreo Mint Chocolate Truffles

Minty Oreo truffles with a creamy center and chocolate coating—simple ingredients, big flavor.
Santa hats made with Oreos and whipped cream.

Oreo Cookie Ball Santa Hats

Turn Oreo cookie ball mixture into charming Santa hat treats—no baking required and very giftable.
Oreo balls made to look like snowman heads with face and hat on white plate.

Snowman Oreo Balls

Fun snowman-shaped Oreo truffles that add a whimsical touch to your holiday spread.

Christmas Cookies and Brownies

Incorporating Oreos into cookies and brownies creates familiar flavors with a festive twist—ideal for cookie exchanges and holiday baking lists.

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Oreo Red Velvet Cookies

Crispy edges and gooey centers loaded with Oreo pieces—one-bowl cookies ready in about 22 minutes.
White plate with peppermint Oreo and white chocolate cookies.

Peppermint Oreo Cookies

White chocolate, candy cane pieces, and Oreo chunks create a minty holiday cookie everyone will love.
Oreo cookies baked into white chocolate peppermint cookies with candy cane pieces on white plate.

Oreo White Chocolate Pudding Peppermint Cookies

Festive cookies made with pudding mix, white chocolate, and peppermint—fun and flavorful for the holidays.
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Fudgy Red Velvet Oreo Brownies

Ultra-fudgy red velvet brownies studded with Oreo pieces—rich, decadent, and easy to prepare.
Green mint iced brownies with crushed Oreos and red candies on top.

Grinch Brownies

Minty green-tinted brownies loaded with mint Oreos and topped with a white chocolate ganache and red candies for a whimsical presentation.

Oreo Fudge and Bark Recipes:

No-bake fudge and bark are quick to assemble and make great gifts. Swap in holiday-colored Oreos for extra seasonal flair.

Overhead view of red velvet Oreo fudge with Oreos surrounding.

Red Velvet Fudge With Oreos

Quick red velvet fudge studded with Oreo pieces—easy to prepare and colorful for holiday platters or gifts.
White chocolate fudge with red icing filled Oreos.

Peppermint Oreo Fudge

A three-ingredient peppermint fudge featuring white chocolate, peppermint frosting, and Oreos—simple and indulgent.
Oreo white chocolate peppermint bark in red bowl with Christmas sprinkles.

Oreo Peppermint Bark

White chocolate spread thin with crushed Oreos and peppermint for a crunchy, minty holiday bark.
White chocolate bark made to look like a melted snowman on Christmas towel.

Melted Snowman Bark

An easy, kid-friendly white chocolate bark decorated to look like melted snowmen—fun for gifting or neighborhood treats.

Cakes and Cupcakes:

Oreos make excellent mix-ins and decorations for cakes and cupcakes, adding texture and familiar cookie flavor to classic desserts.

Slice of red velvet cake with Oreos in layers and cookies and cream frosting.

Red Velvet Oreo Cake

Light red velvet cake layered with Oreo buttercream and baked-in cookie pieces for a playful, crowd-pleasing dessert.
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Peppermint Christmas Ice Cream Cake

An ice cream cake layered with Oreo cookies and peppermint ice cream—rich, festive, and great for holiday celebrations.
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Snowman Christmas Peppermint Cupcakes

Decorated cupcakes topped with Oreo snowmen for a festive and whimsical presentation that kids love.

Other Treats:

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No Bake Christmas Oreo Marshmallow Treats

Gooey marshmallows, crushed Oreos, white chocolate, and peppermint combine into no-bake bars that are perfect for holiday snacking.
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Grinch Oreo Pops

Oreo pops coated in chocolate and decorated in a Grinch theme—fun for parties, gifts, or a sweet holiday treat.

If you have a favorite holiday recipe that uses Oreos, we’d love to hear about it—this list keeps growing as new ideas appear each season.

Many of these recipes also make lovely homemade gifts, so consider packaging a few treats for neighbors, teachers, or friends.

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