These aren’t the only sweet we have for you to make your sweetheart. For more, check out our list of easy desserts for Valentine’s Day.

There are more dipped Oreos, heart shaped cookies, and more.

Gumball Machine Oreo Cookies Recipe

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Gumball Machine Oreo Cookies Ingredients:

You can get the full list of ingredients with measurements in the recipe card below.

• Dots candies – These are the perfect size to be the base of the gumball machine.
• Vanilla almond bark – It’s so much easier to use this than white chocolate chips. If you burn those, you can’t save them. And if they cool, you can’t reheat them. It’s basically impossible to burn almond bark and you can reheat it, which means you don’t have to rush your Oreo cookies.
• Oreo cookies – You can use either regular or Golden Oreo cookies. Golden are a little better because you’re using white chocolate, so you don’t have to worry about a thick coating to cover all the chocolate. But choose what you think tastes best.
• Sprinkles – Any mix of round sprinkles to mimic gumballs work. You also need a heart-shaped sprinkle for the gumball base and a flat sprinkle for the top.

How To Make Gumball Machine Oreo Cookies:

Put a lollipop stick through the middle of a piece of Dot candy.

You want to leave the Dot candy about two inches down. The stick will get messy because of the candy, but it’s okay. The Oreo will cover it up.

You can use any color Dot in the package, but using red makes these look more Valentine’s Day-ish.

Melt the vanilla almond bark according to the package.

The easiest way to do this is to chop the almond bark into smaller pieces and put them in a microwave-safe bowl.

Heat the bowl on high for one minute. Take it out and mix the melted chocolate. Put the bowl back in the microwave and heat and stir at 30 second intervals until the almond bark is melted completely.

Pull apart one of the Oreo cookies and try to keep all of the cream on one side.

Carve a slight lollipop-sized divot in the cream.

Place the lollipop stick with the Dot candy on it into that divot.

Make sure that the lollipop stick isn’t sticking out the top of the cookie and that the Dot candy is resting at the base of the cookie.

Add a little bit of melted chocolate to act as a glue, then stick the other half of the Oreo cookie on top (so now the lollipop stick is between the cookie).

Continue until you’re done with cookies.

Let this cool at least 20 minutes in the refrigerator until the chocolate hardens.

Usually I say let chocolate cool at room temperature because it can bloom in the fridge or freezer, but in this case it doesn’t really matter since you’re not seeing the chocolate anyway.

Dip your Oreo cookie back into the white chocolate mixture, just up to the Dot candy.

This is why it’s easier to use vanilla almond bark because you can remelt it for this step. If you used chocolate chips, you would have to melt a whole new batch for dipping.

Gently tap the stick on the side of the bowl to remove any excess chocolate.

Quickly sprinkle your gumballs onto the melted white chocolate.

You want to keep them mostly at the bottom because most gumball machines aren’t filled to the top (because, you know, people buy gumballs on the way out of the grocery store). And you want them to be a single layer because they won’t stick otherwise.

Slightly press the sprinkles onto the melted chocolate to ensure they stay in place.

Place the cookie on a silicone baking mat-lined baking sheet.

If you don’t have a baking mat, you can use parchment paper or wax paper instead. Personally I prefer a baking mat because it’s reusable (so it’s better for the earth and for your wallet).

Take a small dab of the melted chocolate and add it to one side of the heart-shaped sprinkle onto the Dot to make the gumball slot.

It might be easier if you use tweezers to do this, just to give you a grip on the sprinkle.

Put a small dab of melted chocolate on a round, flat sprinkle and put that at the top of your Oreo cookie to be the top cap of the gumball machine.

Place the cookie back onto the lined baking sheet.

Continue until you’re done with all of the cookies.

Let the cookies cool at room temperature until they’re completely hardened before eating or wrapping them.

And, if you do want to wrap them, we suggest clear lollipop bags with a Valentine’s Day ribbon around it. It’ll look adorable that way.

Gumball Machine Oreo Cookies: Frequently Asked Questions

More Oreo Desserts:

If you didn’t use the whole pack of Oreo cookies and now you need something else to do with them, our list of The Best Oreo Dessert Recipes. There are ideas for fudge, dipped cookies, and more.