Spicy Hot Cocoa OREO Cookie Balls

Name: Spicy Hot Cocoa OREO Cookie Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne); 4 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted; 2 tsp. instant espresso; 2 Tbsp. instant hot cocoa mix; 3 Tbsp. vanilla marshmallow bits

Spice up your dessert platter with these no bake cookie balls. Classic chocolate cookie balls get a new twist with added cinnamon and cayenne in the mix!

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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, finely crushed
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
4 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
2 tsp. instant espresso
2 Tbsp. instant hot cocoa mix
3 Tbsp. vanilla marshmallow bits

Directions

Mix cream cheese, cookie crumbs, cinnamon and red pepper until blended.

Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.

Mix melted chocolate and espresso powder until blended.

Dip cookie balls in melted chocolate mixture, turning to completely coat all sides of each ball with chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with dry instant hot cocoa mix, then marshmallow bits.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

Substitute
Top each chocolate-coated cookie ball with 2 or 3 miniature marshmallow halves instead of sprinkling with the marshmallow bits.
Variation
Omit instant espresso. Stir 1 tsp. additional ground cinnamon into the melted chocolate before using to coat the cookie balls as directed.