Polar Bear Oreos

These kid-friendly, no bake Polar Bear Oreos make the most adorable winter treat. The best part is that they're made in just a few minutes!

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'Tis the season for winter time shenanigans...and the Scholastic Book Fair. The books were the last thing I cared about as a child. There were so many erasers, journals, and pens to spend the $10 my parents would give me. The Scholastic Book Fair must've been the first (and only) time ever being handed money. Now if we could all continue to channel the joy of a 7 year old at the Scholastic Book Fair, the world would be in a better place.

I promise this is going somewhere and somehow connected to these Polar Bear Oreos. When the Scholastic Book Fair rolled around this year, my older child got ME a book with MY money. It was a cookie cookbook, and the gesture was awfully sweet. The cookbook has a ton of seasonal cookies you can make, and these adorable polar bears are one of them. My 8 year old insisted we make these together, and I wanted nothing more.

I'm sharing with y'all in hopes that you can make them with someone you love, too.

Why Make These Polar Bear Oreo Cookies

Here's the scoop on why you might want to make these polar bear cookies:

• The adorable factor. I mean, c'mon! Bring these to a party and you'll have everyone smiling.
• Kid friendly. My kids loved making these because they're not complicated. My 6 and 8 year olds easily can navigate all of the steps (and I didn't say they'd come out beautiful with a 6 year old but they are still adorable).
• Basic Ingredients. Nothing fancy needed to buy here. These polar bear Oreos just require a few basic things you probably already have.

Ingredients Needed

These polar bear Oreo cookies only require a few basic things, including Oreo cookies, regular sized M&Ms (not the minis), white chocolate melting wafers (I use Ghirardelli brand), and edible candy eyes.

Don't forget to set aside some white chocolate melting wafers before you start melting! Otherwise, you won't have any wafers to use as the polar bear muzzles!

Equipment That's Helpful

I'm a fan of using what you've got, and if you don't do a lot of chocolate dipping, then just use a fork to dip the Oreos in the white chocolate. If you plan on chocolate dipping a couple times a year, I STRONGLY encourage you to buy a dipping tool. I use the three-pronged pitchfork-looking one quite a bit, especially during the holidays. The tool is thin enough that it doesn't leave any marks on your chocolate.

Other than the dipping tool, grab yourself some parchment paper (love the pre-cut parchment paper) and a baking tray that will fit into your freezer.

How to Make Polar Bear Oreos in 5 Easy Steps

Here's how to make the Polar Bear Oreos in 5 very easy steps:

Step 1: Melt the chocolate.

In a small bowl, melt the white chocolate wafers in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring each time. until completely smooth. The chocolate should be warm and silky smooth but not scalding.

Step 2: Prepare the Shape of the Polar

Open each Oreo cookie and dip the tip of two M&Ms into the white chocolate slightly. Place the M&Ms toward the top of one half of the Oreo for the polar bear's ears. Place a dollop of white chocolate in the middle of the Oreo cookie.

Step 3: Close the Cookie & Freeze

Place the other side of the Oreo cookie on top. It will stick nicely because you put the dollop of white chocolate in the middle. Once you've done a few of these, stick the whole baking tray in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.

Step 4: Dip in the Chocolate

Dip the whole polar bear head into the chocolate. I use a spoon to make sure the white chocolate spread all around the cookie, then I take the polar bear out of the bowl of melted white chocolate using a candy dipping tool. Place back on the parchment paper.

Step 5: Add the Facial Features

When your chocolate is not quite set yet but also not still warm (about 2-3 minutes after dipping), add a whole piece of white chocolate melting wafer for the muzzle, an M&M (with the side that has the "M" dipped in the tiniest amount of chocolate), and two candy eyes.

Tips Before Your Start

1. Set aside at least 20 whole white chocolate wafers. If you don't set them aside, you'll melt them all and then the polar bears won't have muzzles.
2. Keep in mind that chocolate cools off fairly quickly, so you want to work fast and only do a few polar bears at one time. I typically do about 5-6 at the same time so I can work quickly enough to where the chocolate is still warm.
3. Reheat the chocolate. As the chocolate gets cooler and becomes hard to work with, place in the microwave for another 30 seconds to get it back to being warm and smooth.

Kid Friendly Desserts

Love these and want some more inspiration for fun food projects to make with littles? Try some of these other favorites:

• Stick with the Oreo theme and make these adorable Chocolate Covered Oreo Reindeer
• Chocolate Covered Oreo Reindeer Cookies Rainbow Bundt Cake with Boxed Cake Mix
• Nutella Puppy Chow can be thrown into a bag and shaken!
• No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

xox,

kathryn

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