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I'm making 150 chocolate covered oreos for a baby shower in June (50 white, 50 dark, 50 milk). I hope someone here will have an answer for me. Here are my questions...
- How far in advance can I make the cookies if I were to store them air-tight in a cool, dry place?
- how many cookies will one pound of candy melts cover?
- Can I use DRY luster/pearl dust on the chocolate to highlight some of the details on the mold?
Thank you in advance for your help!
When I used the Oreo molds, I used quite a bit more chocolate than when just dipping them. I think I used to get a pound bag of Oreos dipped with the bag of CandyMelts. I don't know how much you'll need, but it will be more than that. I would think they'll keep for quite a while, too. We keep Oreos in the fridge, and they stay fresh for weeks.
I have kept them in tupperware for 3 weeks and they've been just fine, so I'm sure they would last longer (my family has never let them last longer than that!!!). I cannot get a whole package of Oreos dipped with a pound of melts. I think it takes me about 1 1/2 lb per package. I can't even tell you how many are in a package.
And, I LOVE luster dust on chocolate. It really makes them look pretty and festive. I luster dusted the chocolates in my photos-the white chocolate had pearl dust and the milk had gold and pearl.
Thank you!! I thought I would be able to make ahead and store (as long as I hide them from my husband) but I just wanted to make 100% sure. And now I can't wait to go home and give them a try. And I'm glad I can do the luster dust. That's going to look awesome.
Thanks for the help!
If I wrap each oreo individually, they last a long time! They are covered in chocolate so that kind of seals in the cookie.
I use sandwich cookie molds and I get 16-18 cookies per bag of Wilton candy melts. ( Took a while to figure that out!) (It varies on how much I squeeze out of the bag but usually 16)
I also use luster dust on them. Works great!
when i make choc. covered oreos at christmas time i will start 2-3 weeks ahead and put them in an airtight container and freeze them. They taste just as good as made fresh.
I just worked for a chocolate candy company and one of their products was chocolate covered oreos. They were packaged and on the shelves for over a month and still tasted fresh. They were packaged in 4's and 6's in a clear top box and tied with a ribbon. The chocolate helps keep the cookie fresh.
Hope this helps!
Cookie4, how much did the 4 & 6 pack sell for, and was there a problem with the price as far as the customers making complaints, or did they just buy them because they wanted them? Thanks.
I sold the 4-pack for $6 and can't remember how much the 6-pack was. I thought it was a little too expensive and I noticed that they didn't sell very well. They had a few orange decorations sprinkled on top and they reminded me of Halloween, actually I thought they might even be left over from Halloween. But I must say, they were very good.
No, nobody complained about them at all because it was Valentines and chocolate dipped strawberries were really in demand.
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