I tried 5 ways to make fried Oreos in an air fryer, and there are 3 I'd totally do again

• I saw a TikTok that air fried Oreos wrapped in crescent-roll dough and wanted to try it for myself.
• I also tested the trick with cookie dough, cinnamon rolls, pie crust, and phyllo.
• The Oreos air fried in cookie dough were my favorite but took some trial and error to get right.

TikTok user @pearls_kitchen shared how to make fried Oreos with crescent-roll dough, and as someone who's recently become obsessed with air frying, I had to see what the hype was about.

Inspired by the recipe, I also tried this same method with cinnamon rolls, cookie dough, pie crust, and phyllo to find the ultimate sweet treat.

Read on to find out which options I'll be making again, and which ones could have been better.

I started with the original crescent-roll take

Following the original TikTok, I popped open the pack of Pillsbury crescent dough and unrolled a sheet, separating it at the perforations.

I then placed each Oreo on a triangle of dough and wrapped the cookie, slathering some Nutella on a few before completely covering them.

I cooked the dough-wrapped Oreos in my air fryer at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for seven minutes.

This batch came out perfectly

The crescent-roll Oreos were so easy to put together and tasted amazing right out of the air fryer.

Slightly crispy on the outside, these treats had a great biscuit-like texture and were buttery and sweet like a chocolate croissant.

The ones filled with Nutella were even more moist and decadent.

I tried frying the Oreos with cinnamon-roll dough next

I was skeptical about the combo of cinnamon and chocolate cookies but figured it was worth a shot.

For this version, I followed the same steps as the last one, but instead of unrolling the dough, I separated each bun and stretched it out enough to snugly wrap around the Oreo.

I popped the batch into the air fryer at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about seven minutes and then made sure to spread some of the icing on the treats while they were still warm.

I would eat this option for breakfast

The cinnamon roll turned these Oreos into a breakfast treat, and the combo was absolutely decadent when covered in icing.

They came out golden and slightly crispy on the outside and dense on the inside.

The combination of cinnamon and chocolate almost reminded me of a churro, but more buttery and sweet thanks to the dough and Oreo icing.

Next time, I'll make coffee to drink with these bad boys.

I also tried frying Oreos in 2 kinds of cookie dough

I tried wrapping and frying the Oreos in both sugar- and chocolate-chip-cookie dough.

Starting with the latter, I took a scoop of dough and worked it around the whole Oreo until six were covered, then did the same for the sugar-cookie alternative.

I used about half a tube of each for the 12 cookies but was worried I had wrapped the Oreos in too much dough.

I put the cookies in the air fryer at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until they looked golden and crispy on the outside, or about 12 minutes.

Although the Oreos wrapped in chocolate-chip dough fried relatively well, the sugar-cookie alternative fell apart when I attempted to take it out of the basket and didn't cook properly because it seeped through the appliance's grate.

Even though they were messy, the sugar-cookie Oreos still ended up tasting like a pile of deliciousness, and the chocolate-chip version turned out even better.

Though both were not as good as they could've been, so I made them again, being sure not to overcrowd the air-fryer basket.

I learned that the trick to air frying cookies, especially larger or heavier ones, is parchment paper.

So this time around, I set a sheet of that in the air-fryer basket, poking a few holes in it to allow for air circulation, and only cooked a couple of dough-wrapped Oreos at a time.

The cookie-dough Oreos were decadent and delicious

Once properly cooked, the Oreos fried in chocolate-chip dough were crunchy and crispy on the outside and super melty and chocolaty on the inside. The sugar-cookie option had a similar texture but was chewier and sweeter.

And true to the pattern, the cookies that I loaded with Nutella were even better than the rest and completely over-the-top.

The next recipe I made involved pie crust

For this version, I simply unrolled a defrosted pie crust, cut it into eighths, and wrapped it around each Oreo, trimming off any excess dough to keep the treats from getting too bulky.

I placed the combo in the air fryer for about 10 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

They came out as I expected but weren't anything special

These were good, but not amazing. The crust was buttery and flaky like it would be in a normal pie, but overall it was a bit too dry.

These options definitely needed some jam or Nutella to make them a bit more like pie.

I used phyllo for the final taste test

I meant to pick up puff pastry instead of phyllo (a light and flaky dough commonly used in Mediterranean dishes) but decided to roll with this mistake since they're somewhat similar.

I used about half a sheet of phyllo and wrapped it around each Oreo, coating it all in an egg wash to seal it.

I placed the treats in the air fryer at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for only five minutes since they started to brown quite quickly.

These air-fried Oreos were also just OK

These came OK - they were very flaky but also too dry.

They would definitely be delicious paired with some type of jam, like raspberry, or Nutella to remedy the dryness, so I would make them again with this tweak in mind.

Overall, I would wrap and air fry an Oreo in nearly anything

Hands down, the winners were the Oreos wrapped in cookie, cinnamon-roll, and crescent-roll dough, in that order.

Each one was decadent and had an excellent texture and balanced flavor. That said, if you don't have a sweet tooth, I'd steer clear of these treats.

I wasn't a big fan of the Oreos wrapped in pie crust or phyllo just because they came out too dry, but that can be remedied with the simple addition of jam, Nutella, or a similar spread.