Jack-o'-Lantern OREO Cookie Balls

Name: Jack-o'-Lantern OREO Cookie Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, crushed; 4 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate (16 oz.), melted; 1 cup nonpareils; 1 tube black decorating gel

Make your Halloween gathering so much fun with these decorated bite sized treats. These double chocolate cookie balls will be the best dessert at the party!

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Servings:

Makes 48 servings, 1 cookie ball each.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
36 OREO Cookies, crushed
4 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate (16 oz.), melted
1 cup orange nonpareils
1 tube (0.67 oz.) black decorating gel

Directions

Cover rimmed baking sheet with wax paper. Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended; shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Place on prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate 20 min.

Dip 1 lollipop stick into melted chocolate, then insert dipped end into center of 1 cookie ball. Return to baking sheet. Repeat with additional lollipop sticks and remaining cookie balls. Freeze 10 min.

Dip cookie ball pops, 1 at a time, into remaining melted chocolate, turning to evenly coat each cookie ball with chocolate. Return to baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with nonpareils, turning balls as needed to evenly coat all sides of cookie balls with nonpareils. Use decorating gel to draw jack-o'-lantern faces on cookie balls.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

How to Easily Dip the Cookie Balls
Keep the cookie balls refrigerated until ready to dip in the melted chocolate. Then, dip in small batches for best results.
Variation
Prepare using white baking chocolate and/or substituting orange colored sugar for the orange nonpareils.