Cookies and Cream Puppy Chow
Easy, no-bake, make ahead, and full of Oreos. What more could you need? The perfect party snack!
Back in March (which seems like ages ago!), I shared this chocolate chip cookie dough dip that I made for our Super Bowl party. As I mentioned in that post, I love no-bake, bite-sized desserts for big parties – my stovetop and oven are always occupied with savory food, and I’ve learned the hard way that a piece of cake on a paper plate balanced on your knees often ends up with me trying to scrub frosting out of the carpet. In addition to the cookie dough dip and some cookies, I made this cookies and cream puppy chow for our Super Bowl party, and not only did it meet all my requirements, it was a huge hit! Puppy Chow is one of my favorite options for large gatherings – it’s easy to make ahead of time, it’s good for up to a week (so you can really make it ahead of time to free up the night before for other pre-party prep!), and the possibilities of things you can make are truly endless. I made three different varieties for our holiday party (including this candy cane crunch variety) and we barely had any left over!
Cookies and Cream Puppy Chow
Easy, no-bake, make ahead, and full of Oreos. The perfect party snack!
Ingredients:
- 10 cup rice chex, divided
- 1 cup vanilla candy melts
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, divided
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/8 cup cocoa powder
- 16 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
- 1 (8-ounce) bag mini bite-sized Oreos
Directions:
- Add 5 cups of chex into a large bowl. Melt the vanilla candy melts in the microwave and stir until smooth. Pour the candy melts over the cereal and stir until well coated. Transfer the chex into a gallon sized ziploc bag and add 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Shake, shake, shake until well-coated with powdered sugar.
- Repeat this process for the “cookie” pieces – add the remaining 5 cups of chex into a large bowl. Melt the chocolate chips and stir until smooth. Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal, stir until well coated, and transfer into a ziploc bag. Add in the remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and crushed Oreo cookies and shake to evenly coat.
- Pour both bags onto a cookie sheet or into a large bowl to cool. Fold in the bite-sized Oreos before serving. Puppy chow will last up to a week when stored in an airtight container, as long as it fully cools before storing.
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