OREO Snowball Coconut Cookie Balls

Name: OREO Snowball Coconut Cookie Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed; 1 tsp. coconut extract; 4 pkg. white baking chocolate, melted; 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut

These sweet little balls of chocolate and coconut are such an easy and delicious treat that you'll want to wrap a tin or two to share with friends.

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Servings:

Makes 48 servings, 1 cookie ball each.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
1 tsp. coconut extract
4 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted
3 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

Mix cream cheese, cookie crumbs and coconut extract until blended.

Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Place in single layer on wax paper-covered rimmed baking sheet.

Refrigerate 30 min.

Dip cookie balls, one at a time, in melted chocolate, then in coconut, turning to evenly coat each ball with chocolate before coating with coconut.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

Recipe Tips

How to Store
Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week before serving.
How to Make Mess-Free Cookie Crumbs
Crushing cookies into crumbs can be a messy task. To keep the mess to a minimum, place the whole cookies in a resealable plastic bag. Flatten bag to remove excess air, then seal bag. Crush the cookies into crumbs by rolling a rolling pin across the bag until the crumbs are as fine as you need.
Variation
Substitute vanilla extract for the coconut extract and/or substitute semi-sweet baking chocolate for the white chocolate.