Easy Oreo Truffles:
1 pkg (8oz) Cream cheese, softened
1 pkg (1 lb. 2 oz)Oreo cookies, finely crushed(about 4 1/2 cups), divided
2 pkg (8 squares each) Baker's semi sweet chocolate, melted.
Mix cream cheese and 3 cups cookie crumbs until well blended.
Shape into 48 (1inch) balls. Dip into melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs
Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Store in tightly covered container in fridge.
How to melt chocolate:
Place unwrapped chocolate squares in microwavable bowl. Microwave on high for 2-2 1/2 min or until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
To easily coat truffles with the melted chocolate, add trufffles in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 foks to roll truffles in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove with forks letting excess chocolate drip back into the bowl. Place truffles on prepared baking sheet; let stand til firm.
I have recently purchaed a mavel in inventions called a cookie scoop. I have to say that it is really awesome. I have been on the lookout for one and finally found one at our local Walmart. It doesnt say what size it is but it is larger then one inch.
When i did this recipe with the cookie scoop it only made around 21 truffles. Also when i had crushed all the oreos from one bag it only came out to 3 cups, so I didn't use any for sprinkling.
Here all the oreo balls. I placed them in the freezer for about 10 min so they wouldnt be so soft.
I boiled a pot of water, then placed the chocolate in the bowl and the bowl over the boiling water. Thee chocolate melted, but had to be stirred. I left the bowl over the pot so that the chocolate wouldn't cool and harden while i was using it.
I decided that I would put mine on lolipop sticks for easier dipping.
Okay... the batch I did for my sister in law went smoothly-ish enough. As I said I decided to put mine on lollypop sticks. I then stood them into the foamy type stuff florists use. I should have thought to put these on a tray. The first block I took to the fridge went fine, however the 2nd and 3rd one I had pressed the sticks further in so when i lifetd the block half of them decided to slide through. I then tried to put the block down to get a tray but the truffles were a bit heavy so most of them slid trough on angles making it difficult to get them back up through thier holes. I had wanted to put them in the fridge to harden so most of them were still soft and wet and a bunch decided to fall into each other. Separating them caused some bald spots on the truffles.
What a gong show!!! Anyhow when the carnage was done, I had a chocolate trail. You can tell what I touched in the fridge as it has smears of chocolate on them. As I had been washing my hands in the kitchen sink it wasnt until I was gettting ready for bed that I saw that i had chocolate on my face as well. *Sigh*
So please, learn from my mistakes.
Kathleen, I have your truffles ready, I'll work on the batch of cookies next week.
Ta
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