Peppermint-OREO Cookie Balls

Name: Peppermint-OREO Cookie Balls
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

Craft a delicious chocolate peppermint dessert that combines candy canes, OREOS, and dark chocolate. These easy-to-make peppermint OREO truffles pair perfectly with a holiday party!

Prep time:

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Total time:

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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

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

Size-WiseThese cookie balls, with their own built-in portion control, can be enjoyed on occasion. Just remember to keep tabs on portions.
How to Easily Dip Cookie BallsTo easily coat 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.
NoteIf any melted chocolate remains after all balls are coated, store in tightly covered container at room temperature until ready to use as desired.