OREO Orange Zested Cookie Ball Pops

Name: OREO Orange Zested Cookie Ball Pops
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 Golden OREO Cookies, crushed; 1 Tbsp. orange zest; ¼ cup orange marmalade; 16 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted; ½ cup multi-colored sprinkles or sugars

Cookie balls get an adult upgrade with orange marmalade and zest added to the mix. A batch of these dessert bites will go fast at any party.

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Makes 48 servings, 1 cookie ball pop each.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
36 Golden OREO Cookies, crushed
1 Tbsp. orange zest
¼ cup orange marmalade
16 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted
½ cup multi-colored sprinkles or sugars

Directions

Cover rimmed baking sheet with wax paper. Mix cream cheese, cookie crumbs and orange zest until blended; shape into 48 (1-inch) balls.

Spoon marmalade into piping bag fitted with 1/4-inch tip. Use to pipe about 1/4 tsp. marmalade into center of each cookie ball. Place on prepared baking sheet. Freeze 10 min.

Dip 1 lollipop stick into candy coating, then insert dipped end of stick 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 candy coating, turning to completely coat each cookie ball with candy coating. Return to baking sheet. Immediately top with sprinkles.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until candy coating is firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

SubstitutionSubstitute Neufchatel cheese for the cream cheese.
Special ExtraUse sprinkles in the colors of your favorite sports team(s).
How to Easily Dip the Cookie BallsFor best results, keep the cookie balls refrigerated until ready to dip, in small batches, in the melted candy coating wafers.