• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Hungry Happenings
  • RECIPES
    • All Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Decorated Cookies
    • Decorated Cakes
    • Cheesecake Recipes
    • Everyday Desserts
    • Homemade Candy
    • Everyday Meals
    • Readers’ Gallery
    • Hungry Happenings Blog Posts
  • HOW TO
    • Chocolate Making Tips
    • Chocolate Making Course (video lessons)
    • Make Modeling Chocolate
      • Modeling Chocolate Recipe and Tutorial
      • How to Color Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Store and Work with Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Greasy Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Dry Modeling Chocolate
      • Use Colored Candy Melts to Make Candy Clay
    • Candy Clay Creations
    • How To Color White Chocolate and Candy Melts and Paint Candy Molds
    • How to Use Food Coloring Markers
  • HOLIDAYS
    • ALL HOLIDAY RECIPES
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
      • Hungry Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
    • MORE HOLIDAYS
      • Mother’s Day
      • Father’s Day
      • April Fools
      • Chinese New Year
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Day of the Dead
      • Earth Day
      • Hanukkah
      • Mardi Gras
  • PARTY FOOD
    • Super Bowl
    • Graduation
    • Birthday Party
    • March Madness
    • Summer Fun
    • Baby Shower
    • Wedding Shower
    • School/Teacher
    • Movie and T.V. Characters
    • Kid’s Treats
    • Fun Party Recipes
  • BUY MY COOKBOOKS
  • ABOUT/CONTACT

Orange and Black Cookies and Cream Halloween Magic Bars

October 3, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links.

Magic Bars are the perfect last minute treat to make, so try these Orange and Black Cookies and Cream Halloween Magic Bars! They are fun, festive, and full of spooky flavors!

Orange and Black Halloween Magic Bars with layers of OREO Cookies and Nestle Halloween Orange and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

Have you ever tried a magic bar?

They are gooey bars of goodness held together by caramelized sweetened condensed milk and they are super easy to make.

You simply layer ingredients like, in this case, OREO Cookies and Halloween chocolate chips together in a baking pan with a can of sweetened condensed milk and bake. That’s it! Making Halloween Magic Bars couldn’t be easier.

Or you can layer chocolate cake with caramel, peanuts, and Reese’s Pieces to make Caramel Peanut Butter Magic Bars or layer Nutter Butter Cookies with peanut butter, candy corn, and Reese’s Pieces to make Candy Corn Magic Bars for Halloween.

Orange and Black Cookies and Cream Halloween Magic Bars

There are endless ingredient variations to use when making Magic Bars.

These Orange and Black Halloween Bars were the very first Magic Bars I had ever made and I wanted to keep them really simple.

It took me less than ten minutes to make an Oreo crust, pour on a can of sweetened condensed milk and sprinkle on Halloween Oreo’s and Halloween Orange and Black Chips.

The magic, I found, happens when the heat from the oven caramelizes the creamy milk. It glues everything together in one crunchy, chewy, chocolaty bar.

Cookies and Cream Magic Bars filled with orange and black OREO Cookies, semi-sweet, and orange-colored white chocolate chips

Let’s make Cookies ‘n Cream Magic Bars

This recipe was originally published on October 1, 2013.

Ingredients:

30 Oreo Cookies, crushed into fine crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
14 Halloween Oreo Cookies, broken into small pieces not crumbs
1 (11 ounce) bag of  Nestle Halloween Semi-Sweet Chocolate and Orange Colored Morsels*

*If you can’t find the Halloween chips you can use semi-sweet chocolate chips and Orange Candy Melts. Just cut the candy melts in quarters before using. Or you can toss on some orange and black Halloween M&Ms.

press OREO crumbs mixed with melted butter into baking pan

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Line a 9 inch by 13 inch baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil.
  • Mix the Oreo crumbs with melted butter and press it into the bottom of the pan.

pour sweetened condensed milk over the OREO Cookie crust

  • Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust.

layer on pieces of Halloween OREO Cookies and orange and chocolate Nestle Halloween Morsels

  • Sprinkle on pieces of Halloween Oreos and half of the Halloween morsels.

layers of OREO Cookies and Halloween chocolate chips are held together by caramelized sweetened condensed milk

  • Bake for 25-28 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the reserved half a bag of Halloween morsels.
  • Return to the oven for about 5 more minutes until the chips melt slightly and  until the sweetened condensed milk turns golden brown and the bars appear set around the edges..
  • The center will still be just a bit jiggly, but it will harden as it cools.
  • Cool completely for at least one hour before cutting into 24 to 30 bars.

PRO TIP:

  • If your sweetened condensed milk still looks white and really soft in the middle of the pan, you can use tin foil to cover the edges of the bars and bake for 3-6 more minutes.
  • Now that I’ve made many batches of magic bars, I have found that on occasion I have to use this trick.

Halloween Magic Bars are stacked up on a long white plate set on a grey background

Items used to create this project that are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)

orange and black halloween magic bars
Print
Orange and Black Halloween Magic Bars
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
 

Layers of Halloween Oreo Cookies and Halloween chocolate chips with gooey caramelized sweetened condensed milk.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: halloween, halloween cookies, halloween desserts, magic bars
Servings: 30
Calories: 194 kcal
Author: Beth
Ingredients
  • 30 Oreo Cookies, crushed into fine crumbs
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 (14 ounce can) sweetened condensed milk
  • 14 Halloween Oreo Cookies broken into small pieces not crumbs
  • 1 11 ounce bag of Nestle Halloween Semi-Sweet Chocolate and Orange Colored Morsels (or semi-sweet chocolate chips and Orange Candy Melts cut into quarters)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Line a 9 inch by 13 inch baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil.
  3. Mix the Oreo crumbs with melted butter and press it into the bottom of the pan.
  4. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust.
  5. Sprinkle on pieces of Halloween Oreos and half of the Halloween morsels.
  6. Bake for 25-28 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the reserved half a bag of Halloween morsels.

  7. Return to the oven for about 5 more minutes until the chips melt slightly and  until the sweetened condensed milk turns golden brown and the bars appear set around the edges..

  8. The center will still be slightly jiggly but should not look really wet. You bars will harden as they cool.

  9. Cool completely for at least one hour before cutting into 24 to 30 bars.
Recipe Notes
  • If your sweetened condensed milk still looks white and really soft in the middle of the pan, you can use tin foil to cover the edges of the bars and bake for 3-6 more minutes.
  • Now that I've made many batches of magic bars, I have found that on occasion I have to use this trick.
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. 
  • You can wrap the bars well in wax paper then place in a large zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. 

Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

You might also like these other
Halloween Recipes from Hungry Happenings

candy corn peanut butter magic bars for Halloween

Candy Corn Magic Bars

caramel chocolate peanut butter Halloween magic bars

Caramel, Chocolate, Peanut Butter Magic Bars

Caramel Fudge Pumpkins on colorful fall leaves

Chocolate Caramel Pumpkins

Jack-O-Lantern Pancakes

Halloween Pancakes filled with Nutella

Werewolf Cupcakes with M&M eyes and nose

Snack Cake Werewolves

Nutter Butter Skulls in a Skeleton Bowl filled with Jelly Bellies

Nutter Butter Skulls

Witch Lollipop

Great tips on working with Candy Melts
to paint perfect lollipops for Halloween or any occasion.

Skull shaped pizza topped with crispy bacon

Skull shaped pizza topped with bacon, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and goat cheese
or simply pepperoni.

cake Ball Brains with oozing raspberry sauce blood

Cake Ball Brains Oozing Cherry Blood

​

SaveSave

Filed Under: Decorated Cookies, Halloween Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate, Cookies, dessert, holiday food, last minute, party

The Sugar Academy Chocolate Making Courses
Previous Post: « Cocoa Krispies Trick or Treat Bears
Next Post: Cheese Slice Owl – A Fun Halloween Appetizer »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Anonymous

    October 27, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Your recipe reminded me of another one I found last year (http://therecipegirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/candy-corn-cookie-bark.html). I think I may combine the two, and see what happens. 🙂

    Reply
    • beth

      October 27, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      That's what I love so much about magic bars, there are unlimited combinations. Throw in some candy corn and this dessert tastes and looks different. Yum!

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    October 25, 2013 at 7:14 pm

    Hi, I was wondering, do you use the whole Oreo cookie for the crust or just the tops and bottems?
    Thanks,
    Beth

    Reply
    • beth

      October 25, 2013 at 8:50 pm

      Yes, I do use the whole Oreo Cookie for the crust. Just crush them up into fine crumbs and mix with melted butter to make the crust.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous

    October 25, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    Congrats on the show. That gives me more bragging rights. You go girl. Trish Butler

    Reply
    • beth

      October 25, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you Trish. It's always fun to do the show.

      Reply
  4. Tara Lotufo

    October 25, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    These bars look AMAZINGGGGGG!!!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 25, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks, Tara. I really love the flavor of these bars and have made them several times already.

      Reply
  5. Sue

    October 25, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    These look so gooey GOOD! Great job, Beth!

    Reply
  6. Brittany

    October 18, 2013 at 3:21 am

    I just made these for a pot luck at work tomorrow, and they are so good! Do they need to be refrigerated? I didn't see that info anywhere?

    Reply
    • beth

      October 25, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      Oh, so sorry to have missed your comment when you made it. You don't need to refrigerate the bars. I hope everyone enjoyed them!

      Reply
  7. Anonymous

    October 17, 2013 at 12:39 am

    Would enjoy having a printable recipe link. I'm not one that wants to follow a blog on my counter top.

    Reply
    • beth

      October 17, 2013 at 1:27 am

      I need to look into that. Usually my projects aren't just regular recipes and the step by step pictures are important, but this is just a simple recipe and a printable link would be great.

      Reply
  8. Mummy KnowsReviews

    October 14, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    So I tried to make this and it was a MAJOR FAIL!!!! http://www.mummyknowsreviews.com/2013/10/my-pinterest-nailed-it-moment.html
    Here you can see it how it turned out, I did see that you needed a total of 40 Cookies lol so I did not use enough for the crust.

    Reply
    • beth

      October 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm

      My goodness, I just looked at your pictures and I have no idea why your cookie bars turned out black like that. It's as if your crust bubbled up through the cookies and everything else sunk down. Yes, there are 30 regular Oreo cookies in the crust and 10 Halloween Oreo's broken up on top, which is where a lot of the orange color comes from. If you didn't use the Halloween Oreo's you wouldn't have nearly as much orange on top. I hope they at least tasted good.

      Reply
  9. Jen Nikolaus

    October 12, 2013 at 5:16 am

    Second time tonight that I randomly clicked over to your blog from a link party – your recipes are too awesome! I love these magic bars! I can't wait to try them, pinning now!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      That's nice to hear. I'm glad my pictures grabbed your attention. I really appreciate the pins.

      Reply
  10. Carolyn

    October 12, 2013 at 1:38 am

    I just wanted to let you know that I featured your wonderful project on homework. Thanks so much for sharing it on The Inspiration Board. Have a great weekend!

    carolyn
    homework &
    DETAILS

    Reply
    • beth

      October 12, 2013 at 2:20 am

      Thanks so much, Carolyn. I'm so happy you like these Halloween Magic Bars enough to feature them! I hope you have a wonderful weekend too.

      Reply
  11. Mackenzie

    October 12, 2013 at 12:39 am

    Beth- these look awesome and sound delicious too! I love the bright orange and black together! How fun!

    Reply
  12. Laura Belleau

    October 7, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    I have never had these either, but they look perfect to make for my Cub Scouts!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 7, 2013 at 1:51 pm

      A friend of mine used the recipe to make them for her son's grade school class and they were a huge hit. I hope your Cub Scouts like them too!

      Reply
  13. Anonymous

    October 7, 2013 at 1:31 am

    Count me as another one coming out from "under a rock". This is going to really sound nuts… but the oreo crust… are we talking using ALL of the cookie with icing middle included? hahahaha I'ver NEVER made an oreo crust!!!! My guess is just pulsing the cookies in the food processor until a fine crumb. Yes?

    Reply
    • beth

      October 7, 2013 at 12:41 pm

      Everyone has to start somewhere! When you make an Oreo crust, just crust the entire cookie into crumbs, filling and all. I think's it's easiest to do that in a food processor, but you can put the cookies in a bag and smash them with a rolling pin or pan. You wont get as fine of crumbs, but it works. I've now made three different magic bars, as the request of family and friends, and these with Oreos are my favorite.

      Reply
  14. The Bearfoot Baker

    October 4, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    You had me at the Oreos! Gotta try this becuase it look great!!

    Reply
  15. Alexis Middleton

    October 3, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    These look SO good. And I think they would be a hit with the kids too. I would love if you would link up to the Halloween link party going on now (links shared across 10 blogs!): http://persialou.blogspot.com/2013/10/owl-wreath-and-halloween-project-parade.html

    Reply
    • beth

      October 3, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      Thanks for the invite, Alexis. I added a few pictures to the party.

      Reply
  16. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff

    October 2, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    That's funny … I didn't see you under the rock … I'm still under it! I have not had a magic/7 layer bar, probably because they usually use coconut (I'm not a coconut lover) … must try your version!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 2, 2013 at 3:56 pm

      LOL! It's nice to know I wasn't alone under that rock:) I love coconut, but know that most people aren't fans, so I don't bake with it often. If I did, I'd have to eat the entire things, as my husband would not help out. I need his help!

      Reply
  17. anubhavati

    October 2, 2013 at 3:20 am

    Looks so adorable and lovely!!!

    Shobha

    Reply
    • beth

      October 2, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      Thank you, Shobha:)

      Reply
  18. The Partiologist

    October 2, 2013 at 1:22 am

    Would you believe I had a bag of those Halloween chips in my hot little hand and I put them back!!! EEK – why
    did I put them back, now I'll have to go and get them to make these luscious looking bars!!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 2, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      EEK, is right. Go back and get them, you wont be sorry. I'm sure you can come up with something amazing even if you don't use this recipe.

      Reply
  19. Jo and Sue

    October 1, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    I love magic bars and I LOVE how Halloween-y these look. Unfortunately we don't have access to Halloween Oreos OR Halloween Morsels where we live (Booooo). These would perfect for the Halloween bake sale we are holding later this month. 🙂
    Great creation!!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 2, 2013 at 12:10 am

      Oh, that's too bad. The orange and black is so fun. You could just use regular Oreos and add orange M&M's or Reese's Pieces to the bars for a pop of color.

      Reply
  20. Mindy

    October 1, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    Um, I must be under the same rock, 'cause I'm 37 and have never had them either. But, like you, I've seen them EVERYWHERE lately. I had no idea what was so magic about them. I'll have to give your recipe a whirl and see what all the fuss is about.

    Reply
    • beth

      October 1, 2013 at 7:18 pm

      I'm so glad to know I'm not alone in my lack of magic in my life. This makes a lot of bars so I shared them with several different friends and they all asked for the recipe. Ya know it's good when that happens.

      Reply
  21. Robin Buster

    October 1, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    Oreo Cookies make the best crust! This sounds like a must try recipe!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 1, 2013 at 5:55 pm

      Oh, I totally agree. I just made another magic bar using Nutter Butters. They are good, but don't even compare to this recipe.

      Reply
  22. Ciara @teaspoon of Life

    October 1, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    I decided to head over from the homework link party because this just looked so good!

    Reply
    • beth

      October 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm

      Hi Ciara, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you were intrigued by the photo.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

WELCOME!

See all recipe categories

The Sugar Academy Chocolate Making Courses

Footer

Popular Kid Friendly Recipes

Cookie Monster Rice Krispie Treats with candy eyes, Tootsie Roll mouths, and mini Nutter Butter Cookies
Halloween Mickey Mouse Oreo Cookies decorated using candy clay are fun to make for your Halloween parties.
Turn Reese's Cups into sweet little otters then use them to create some adorable Sea Otter Cupcakes. These treat will be perfect for you Finding Dory Party.
Mickey Mouse Galaxy Cookies - chocolate cookies topped with chocolate ganache and galaxy sprinkles.
Decorate this cute Olaf Mickey Cake for your Disney Frozen party. It's easy to create using a simple cake decorating technique.
This Winter Wonderland White Chocolate Popcorn speckled with candy snowflakes and blue sprinkles would make a great treat for a Frozen party, a nice gift for Christmas, or a wintertime snack.

Hungry Happenings is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and occasionally writes sponsored posts which will be disclosed within the post. We value your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy, Disclosure, and Terms of Service.

Copyright © 2022 Hungry Happenings