My Favorite Tools for Chocolate-Covered Cookies and S’mores

Chocolate shows up a lot on my blog and social accounts, and there’s a pretty good reason for that. I worked at a chocolate factory for 13 years, so I learned a lot about working with chocolate, decorating it, and figuring out which tools actually make it all easier.

Chocolate-covered cookies and chocolate-covered s’mores are still two of my favorite things to make. Over the years, I’ve found a handful of molds, ingredients, and decorating tools that I reach for over and over again. These are some of my favorites.

Spinning Leaf molds

I almost always use Spinning Leaf Molds for chocolate-covered cookies and s’mores. They’re easy to work with, the finished chocolate has a really nice shine, and the molds themselves are great quality.

They also have so many different designs, especially for holidays and seasonal treats. These are a few of my favorites: (link to molds).

Ghirardelli Melting Wafers

You can use chocolate chips or other melting chocolates, but Ghirardelli melting wafers are my favorite for both flavor and ease of use. They melt smoothly and are really easy to work with in molds.

They come in white, milk, and dark chocolate, and you can usually find them at grocery stores or on Amazon.

Piping bottles

A lot of chocolate molds have small details that you can fill with different colors before adding the main layer of chocolate. You can use a piping bag, but I’ve found that small piping bottles give me the cleanest application and the most control.

I found my favorite ones at Michaels and ended up buying a bunch of them because I use them constantly.

Oil-based food coloring

If you want to color white chocolate or candy melts, make sure you’re using oil-based food coloring. Regular water-based food coloring can cause chocolate to seize and turn into a thick, unusable mess.

My favorite brands are Chefmaster Candy Color and Colour Mill. Both come in tons of colors and make it easy to customize treats for different holidays and themes.

Icing decorations

For an easy way to decorate chocolate-covered Oreos or s’mores with a smooth top, I love using icing decorations. Just attach them with a small amount of melted chocolate.

There are designs for just about every holiday, season, and theme. I find most of mine on Amazon, but Target, craft stores, and baking supply stores usually have them too.

Oreo cookies

You can technically use almost any sandwich cookie in these molds, but I usually stick with Oreos.

Regular Oreos work perfectly, and I especially love using some of the limited-edition flavors when they match the theme. I usually avoid Double Stuf Oreos because they can be just a little too thick for some molds.

Marshmallow fluff

When I make chocolate-covered s’mores, I always use marshmallow fluff, not marshmallow ice cream topping.

Fluff is much thicker, so it stays where you put it instead of running out of the mold. You can find regular marshmallow fluff at most grocery stores, and strawberry versions are available too if you want to change up the flavor.

Graham Crackers

My go-to is Honey Maid graham crackers. The classic honey flavor gives you that traditional s’mores taste, but chocolate graham crackers are another really good option.

Honey Maid also occasionally releases limited-edition flavors, like salted caramel, which are especially fun for changing up a basic s’more.

Edible glitter spray

If a chocolate-covered cookie needs a little something fun, edible glitter spray is one of the easiest ways to finish it.

It comes in lots of colors and gives the chocolate a subtle sparkle without adding another layer of decorations.

Sprinkles

I use sprinkles constantly, both inside s’mores and on top of chocolate-covered cookies.

For basic colors, I like having a large bulk jar from Amazon on hand. For more specific color combinations and specialty mixes, I usually use Man vs. Cakes.

Nonpareils

One of the most fun designs for chocolate-covered Oreos and s’mores is sprinkled chocolate- nonpareils mixed into the chocolate.

You can use rainbow nonpareils year-round or switch to seasonal colors for holidays. Stir them into the melted chocolate before filling the mold and they’ll show up right on the finished surface.

Acetate Sheets

If you want to pipe a chocolate design separately and then attach it to a cookie, acetate sheets make the process much easier.

Place your design underneath the clear acetate so you can use it as a guide, pipe the melted chocolate on top, and let it completely set. Once hardened, peel the design away and attach it to your cookie with a little melted chocolate.

Parchment Paper Sheets

Whenever I’m piping chocolate, adding decorations, or making something that needs time to set, I put everything on parchment paper.

The chocolate releases easily once it hardens, and cleanup is much simpler. Pre-cut parchment sheets are especially convenient because there’s no cutting or curling paper to deal with.

Those are the chocolate tools and ingredients I use most often for chocolate-covered cookies and s’mores. You definitely don’t need every single one to get started, but having a few good molds, melting chocolate, piping bottles, and decorations on hand makes it much easier to experiment with all kinds of designs.