Monday, November 8, 2010

Oreo Truffles

With the holiday season fast approaching I decided to try a few new recipes of goodies I was going to give away as gifts this year. Ron and I have decided to make more handmade gifts this year. So after some thought, I decided to make truffles for my colleagues. I will nestle them in fluted mini cups tucked away in little boxes I made with cardstock.
I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, but was kind hesitant about it-yet intrigued at the same time. They actually turned out wonderfully delicious! My whole family loves them. So I decided to add them to my holiday repertoire!
I plan on wrapping the boxes with red satin ribbon. I can't wait to give these sweet little goodies away for Christmas!! This is the BEST time of year.
Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided
1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
Directions
Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.
Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.) Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.
Enjoy!!




4 comments:

  1. A friend brought these to our small group a few years ago, and I've been making them ever since. They're so delicious!

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  2. I agree! I think truffles can be really rich sometimes but these were a perfect marriage of rich and creamy :)

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  3. Can you give me some advice on dipping, lol?! I'm serious though! When I dip in chocolate, it never seems to be smooth enough or I end up dropping it or using far too much chocolate - any help you can offer?

    P.S. These sound delicious!

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  4. Jen I have some of the same issues :P
    BUT, after I rolled them in the crumbs you couldn't see the imperfections. I'm also rolling them in coconut and nuts this Christmas. I try to drop them in the chocolate and take them out with a fork, after tapping it against the side of the pot to drop off excess chocolate.

    Hope this helps :)

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