Spider OREO Cookie Balls

Name: Spider OREO Cookie Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 36 Boo OREO Cookies, finely crushed, divided; 4 oz. brick cream cheese, softened; 36 black string licorice pieces (10 inches each); 1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate; 72 small hot cinnamon candies (about 1/3 cup)

Chocolate cookie balls become long legged spiders ready to add fun to your Halloween party! Kids and adults will love these bite sized treats!

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Makes 36 servings.

Ingredient list

36 Boo OREO Cookies, finely crushed, divided
4 oz. brick cream cheese, softened
36 black string licorice pieces (10 inches each)
1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate
72 small hot cinnamon candies (about 1/3 cup)

Directions

Reserve 1/2 cup cookie crumbs for later use. Mix cream cheese and remaining cookie crumbs until blended. Roll into 36 (1-inch) balls.

Place in single layer on parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet. Roll cookie balls in reserved cookie crumbs; return to baking sheet. Refrigerate 30 min.

Cut each licorice piece into 8 (1-1/4-inch) lengths. Insert 1 end of EACH of 8 licorice pieces into each cookie ball to resemble a spider's legs.

Use melted chocolate to attach 2 cinnamon candies to each cookie ball for the spider's eyes.

Refrigerate 1 hour. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

SubstituteSubstitute mini candy eyeballs for the cinnamon candies.
NoteYou will need a total of 288 (1-1/4-inch) pieces of black string licorice legs for the 36 spiders. Since string licorice is typically available in 30- to 32-inch lengths, you would need 12 (30-inch) pieces of licorice to prepare this recipe.