Springtime OREO Cookie Balls

Name: Springtime OREO Cookie Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: 6 oz. cream cheese, softened; ¼ tsp. orange extract; 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups); 3 pkg. white baking chocolate, melted, divided; 2 drops food coloring

White chocolate-dipped OREO Cookie balls, shaped like eggs, might just be the tastiest treat placed in your Easter basket this season.

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Servings:

Makes 40 servings, 1 cookie ball each.

Ingredient list

6 oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) cream cheese, softened
¼ tsp. orange extract
36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
3 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted, divided
2 drops each red, yellow and blue food coloring

Directions

Mix cream cheese, orange extract and cookie crumbs until blended. Shape into 40 (1-inch) egg-shaped balls. Freeze 10 min. Meanwhile, spoon 1 Tbsp. melted chocolate into each of 3 small bowls. Tint each with a different color food coloring.

Dip balls in remaining (untinted) melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Decorate with tinted chocolate.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

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 in prepared pan; let stand until chocolate coating is firm.
SubstitutePrepare using 36 Spring OREO Cookies.
Size WiseWith their built in portion control, these easy-to-make cookie balls make the perfect treat to enjoy on a special occasion.