Candy Cane OREO Cookie Ball Recipe

Name: Candy Cane OREO Cookie Ball Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 6 candy canes, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup), divided; 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed; 4 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted

Need an easy to serve dessert for your Christmas party? Try these minty OREO cookie balls coated in chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy canes. They make great bite-size treats!

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 48 servings.

Ingredient list

6 small candy canes, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup), divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
4 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted

Directions

PREPARATION

Reserve 1 Tbsp. chopped candy. Mix remaining candy with cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.

Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.

Dip balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with reserved candy.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

How to Easily Dip Candy Cane OREO Cookie Balls
To easily coat the candy cane cookie balls with the melted chocolate, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 forks to roll balls in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Place balls on prepared baking sheet; let stand until chocolate coating is firm.
Note
If any melted chocolate remains after all balls are coated, store in tightly covered container at room temperature until ready to use as desired.
How to Melt the Chocolate
Microwave the chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted, stirring every 30 sec.