Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats

Last Updated on March 10, 2025

Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats are a very fun way to celebrate this spring holiday.

These little pots of gold are covered in fun sprinkles and candies. This is a treat that is almost too cute to eat, just like these Mickey Mouse cupcakes with Oreo ears.

St. Patrick’s Day is all about green and gold and this dessert fits right into the theme. And these special treats make great bait for a leprechaun trap for kids.

Some schools may not have a special class party to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day, but most teachers would still welcome treats. So, when I have an idea that is this adorable I will just email my daughter’s teacher and ask if I can send treats to school.

To make it even more fun I will send copies of these free printable St. Patrick’s Day color pages for the kids to work on after they eat their Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats (if you want more ideas, check out these St. Patrick’s Day activities). You may want to send extra green crayons too.

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What is the Meaning of the Pot of Gold on St Patrick’s Day?

The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is a symbol of luck and fortune associated with St. Patrick’s Day. The story comes from Irish folklore about leprechauns:

• In Irish folklore, leprechauns are small, mischievous creatures who hide their gold at the end of rainbows. 
• A pot of gold is associated with being lucky because if you find it, it’s believed that you’ll have the success, fulfillment or happiness you desire.
• Rainbows are considered magical and also signs of hope and prosperity. In Irish lore, rainbows are a bridge between the mortal world and the realm of the fairies. 
• The story also says that if a human catches a leprechaun, the leprechaun will reveal where his pot of gold is hidden. Of course, the leprechaun always vanishes before revealing the hiding spot. 

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe

These delicious and festive Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats are the perfect snack for your kids to enjoy on this holiday.

• Easy to make: All you basically have to do is melt the candy, dip the cookies and decorate. Your kids can help you with most or all of the steps depending on their age.
• Fun to make: Since your kids can help you make these, you can have fun making memories by creating an assembly line and playing some St. Patrick’s Day songs for kids as you assemble these for their friends and classmates.
• Always a hit at parties: Holiday snacks are always special, so kids will love these colorful treats.

For some additional rainbow treats, try these Lucky Charms cupcakes.

🥘 Ingredients

There are only 6 ingredients in this easy recipe for little edible pots of gold.

• Black candy melts: You’ll use these to coat the cookies and make the lines to define the pot. Any brand is fine.
• Oreo cookies: The cookies are the base of the treat. You can always use the store brand cookies if you don’t want to pay for the name brand.
• Shamrock sprinkles: These will be used to decorate the bottom of the pot.
• Airheads Extremes Bites: The candy will symbolize the end of the rainbow where the pot of gold is found.
• Gold sugar sprinkles: Sprinkle this on the top part of the pot.
• Gold coin sprinkles: These will be at the top of the pot.

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🔀 Substitutions

If you don’t have the ingredients you need, see if you have these instead:

Black candy melts: You can use dark chocolate chips + 1 teaspoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening (for a smooth consistency) instead.

Shamrock sprinkles: Green confetti sprinkles, green sugar pearls or green fondant cut into small shamrock shapes will work instead.

Airheads Extremes Bites: You can use rainbow sour belts cut into small strips, fruit roll-ups cut into rainbow strips, or rainbow-colored gummy strips.

Gold sugar sprinkles: If you can’t find this, use gold sanding sugar, or yellow or orange sugar sprinkles.

Gold coin sprinkles: Round yellow or gold confetti sprinkles, mini yellow M&M’s or Skittles, or gold edible metallic pearls can be used.

🌈Variations / Options / Add-Ins

These holiday cookies can easily be customized to fit your personal tastes.

Flavor variation: Use mint Oreos and/or add a drizzle of melted mint chocolate over the top. You could also try Golden Oreos instead of regular Oreos and coat them in yellow or white chocolate.

Additional decorations: Dust the cookies with edible glitter or gold luster dust for a shiny effect. Sprinkle the marshmallows from Lucky Charms cereal over the top before the coating sets.

Shamrock Pops: Insert lollipop sticks into the Oreos before dipping them and decorating them for a fun cookie pop.

If you want to try Oreos in a cookie bar instead, try these Loaded M&M Oreo cookie bars for St. Patrick’s Day.

🥄 Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools

You only need a few kitchen tools to help you make this easy recipe. So, gather these tools and get ready to enjoy this tasty dessert.

• Baking sheet: This is where you’ll assemble the treats.
• Wax paper or Parchment paper: Put this on the baking sheet before you make the snack so clean up is really easy when you’re done.
• Microwave safe bowl: You’ll need a bowl to melt the black candy melts.
• Piping bag with a fine tip: This will be used to draw a line for the edge of the pot with some of the black candy melts.

🔪 How to Make Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats

Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats are easy to make if you follow the simple instructions. These snacks start with an Oreo cookie and don’t involve any baking.

Step 1: Line Baking Sheet

Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.

Step 2: Melt Candy

Melt black candy melts in a microwave safe bowl (according to package directions). Heat on high for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat in 15-second increments, stirring each time, until completely melted.

Do not overheat as the candy will seize and become unusable.

If the candy is too thick to pour from a spoon, stir in 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or vegetable shortening.

Step 3: Coat Cookies

It works best to do one cookie at a time. Drop cookie into melted candy and turn to coat completely.

Place cookie on a fork, tapping the fork gently against the side of the bowl, allowing excess melted candy to return to the bowl. If air bubbles form, pop them with a toothpick.

Place the Oreo down onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 4: Add Shamrocks and Rainbow

While the melted candy is still wet, press some shamrock sprinkles along the bottom of the cookie. Press an Airheads Extremes Bite against the edge of the cookie at the top.

Step 5: Add Gold Decorations

Lightly sprinkle the gold sugar sprinkles over the top portion of the cookie and also put some of the gold coin sprinkles on the top portion. If you need to, you can use the melted candy to help attach the gold coins on top of the sugar.

Step 6: Let Cookies Set

Allow cookies to set completely before handling or decorating further. At room temperature it will take about 20-30 minutes to set or refrigerate for faster results (10-15 minutes).

Step 7: Finish Pot

Reheat the extra black candy melts (if needed) so they are melted again. Pour into a frosting piping bag with a fine tip attached  or zip top freezer bag with one small corner snipped.

Outline the pot under the gold coin sprinkles as shown in the pictures. You can make a thicker line by going back over it more than once.

Step 8: Set Before Serving

Let the cookies set up completely before serving. Same as in Step 6, at room temperature it will take about 20-30 minutes to set or refrigerate for faster results (10-15 minutes).

Serve or store in an airtight container at room temperature.

👩‍🍳 Pro Tips

Here are a few tips that you can use to make sure that your Oreo St. Patrick’s Day treats turn out perfectly.

• To avoid streaks in the candy coating, avoid adding water-based food coloring or liquids.
• Let dipped cookies sit at room temperature for a few minutes before refrigerating to avoid sudden temperature changes that can cause the candy coating to crack after setting.
• If the decorations aren’t sticking, use a small dab of melted chocolate as “glue.”
• So you don’t end up with smudges or fingerprints on the set candy, Let cookies fully harden before touching. If needed, wear food-safe gloves when handling to prevent fingerprints.

❓ Recipe FAQs

🙏 Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with Oreo St. Patrick’s Day Treats:

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