OREO Skull Cookie Balls

Name: OREO Skull Cookie Balls
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, crushed; 16 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted; 1 tube black decorating gel

Skulls can only look so scary at Halloween, especially when they're hiding creamy OREO Cookie balls underneath their white candy coating exterior!

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h

Servings:

Makes 48 servings

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
36 OREO Cookies, crushed
16 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted
1 tube (1.25 oz.) black decorating gel

Directions

Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Roll into 48 (1-inch) balls; shape balls into skull shapes. Place on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate 20 min.

Dip balls, 1 at a time, in coating, turning to evenly coat each ball. Return to baking sheet. Decorate with gel to resemble skulls as shown in photo.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

Size WiseBalance out your food choices so you can enjoy a serving of these decorative cookie balls.
How to Easily Dip Cookie BallsKeep the cookie balls refrigerated until ready to dip in the melted coating. Then, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted coating. Use 2 forks to roll balls in coating until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess coating drip back into bowl. Place balls in prepared pan; let stand until firm. If coating becomes too thick, add up to 2 tsp. shortening to each 16 oz. of candy wafers.
SubstitutePrepare using 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate.