Air Fryer Fried Oreos
State-fair fried cookies in crescent dough, no oil vat required.
Before You Start
Fried sandwich cookies are carnival food: a cookie wrapped in batter, fried, and buried in icing sugar, eaten too hot while walking. The air fryer version swaps the batter for crescent-roll dough, which bakes into a soft doughnut shell around a cookie gone warm and fudgy inside. Absurd, five ingredients, and gone in minutes.
Instructions
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Unroll the dough and divide into 8 squares, pressing any perforations together.
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Set a cookie in the centre of each square and wrap the dough around it, pinching the seams shut and rolling briefly into a sealed puck.
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Preheat the air fryer to 175°C / 350°F for 3 minutes.
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Lay the pucks seam side down on a piece of pierced baking paper, spaced apart, and spray the tops lightly.
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Air fry for 5 to 6 minutes until puffed and golden all over.
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Cool 2 minutes, then bury completely in powdered sugar (and cinnamon if using). Serve warm, with napkins.
♨️ Air fryer notes
- Cook at 175°C / 350°F and preheat for 2 to 3 minutes for the crispiest result.
- Keep everything in a single layer with space around each piece. Overcrowding steams food instead of crisping it, so cook in batches if your basket is small.
- Shake or turn halfway, and check a few minutes early, since air fryers cook faster than ovens and every model runs slightly differently.
💡 Cook's tips
- Seal the seams properly or the shell bakes open like a flower. Cute, but structurally it's now a biscuit tray.
- Two minutes of cooling is the difference between warm fudgy cookie and molten sugar incident.
🔀 Make it your own
- Works with peanut butter cups or mini brownies at the centre.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate over the powdered sugar for full carnival excess.
📦 Storing & reheating
They're at their peak for one hour and acceptable the next morning. Airtight overnight, then 2 minutes at 160°C and a fresh dusting of sugar.
❓ Frequently asked
Can you make fried Oreos without batter?
In an air fryer, yes: wrap each cookie in crescent dough or thin puff pastry instead. Wet pancake batter drips through the basket, so the dough wrap is the standard conversion.
How long do fried Oreos take in an air fryer?
5 to 6 minutes at 175°C / 350°F, until the dough is golden and cooked through. The cookie inside softens and warms in the same window.
Adapting your own recipe? Use the oven to air fryer converter for temp and time, or the recipe scaler to halve or double this.
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