Easter Egg Oreo Cookie Balls Food

EASTER EGG OREO COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Add the Golden Oreo cookies to a food processor or blender and crush into crumbs.
• Mix the cream cheese and cookie crumbs together in a bowl until well combined. You should easily be able to form balls.
• Form Easter eggs from the cookie mixture using about 1 1/2 tablespoons per egg.
• Put the eggs in the fridge for about 1 hour to firm up a bit.
• When the Oreo eggs have been chilled, melt the 10 ounces of white candy coating and dip the chilled eggs into the melted candy coating. Set on parchment paper to dry. I use a toothpick for dipping and put the toothpick into the bottom of the egg when I dip them. Lightly shake off excess candy coating, then set the egg on the parchment paper and gently twist the toothpick while pulling it out. Use a little dab of candy coating to fill in the hole where the toothpick was.
• Once dry, add the decorations. Use about 1 ounce of each color you're using so that you have enough to melt and work with. I used 5 colors, but feel free to use as many or as few as you like. If you're only using one color, you probably want to use at least 3-4 ounces of white candy coating. Melt your white candy coating, one color at a time, then add gel icing color until you have the color you want. Pipe or drizzle the colors over the Oreo eggs.
• Store Oreo eggs in the fridge. They should be good for about 1 week.

EASTER EGG COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Shape into 12 (1-inch) egg-shaped balls, using a level tablespoon for each. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Microwave chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 30 seconds more; stir. Continue heating and stirring in 10-second increments until completely melted. Pour half the melted chocolate into separate bowl; stir in pink food coloring. Stir purple food coloring into remaining chocolate.
• Dip each of 6 balls in pink-colored chocolate using a fork, letting any excess drip back into the bowl; return to baking sheet. Drizzle evenly with half of the purple-tinted chocolate. Repeat with remaining tinted chocolates.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes or until chocolates are firm. Reserve sprinkles for later use.

BUNNY OREO BALLS

Steps:

• Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Pulse the cookies in a food processor to fine crumbs. Add the cream cheese and pulse together until the mixture begins to ball up. Transfer to a large bowl and knead together a few times until completely combined.
• Roll about 1/3 of the mixture into 18 truffles (about 1 level tablespoon each) and place on one of the prepared baking sheets. Roll the remaining mixture into 18 larger truffles, (about 1 heaping tablespoon each), and place on the second prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm and chilled through, about 1 hour.
• While the truffles chill, prepare the decorations.
• For the royal icing, combine the confectioner's sugar and meringue powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on low speed just to combine. Add 2 1/2 teaspoons water and increase the speed to medium. Beat the mixture until the icing is stiff enough to hold a peak but soft enough to pipe, about 2 minutes. If the icing gets too stiff, add up to 1/2 teaspoon more water.
• Divide the icing evenly between 2 bowls. Tint one bowl of icing bright pink using the pink food coloring. Tint the remaining bowl of icing with the black food coloring. Transfer the pink and black icings to separate piping bags (with no cut openings) or to resealable plastic bags and set aside.
• For the white coating, combine the candy melting wafers and coconut oil in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the mixture in 20-second intervals, stirring between each, until the wafers are melted and the mixture is smooth, about 1 minute 20 seconds. Set aside.
• Put some white sanding sugar and pink sanding sugar in separate bowls.
• For the bunny tails: Cut 9 of the marshmallows crosswise to create 18 halves. Carefully dip one flat side of each marshmallow piece in the white candy coating, let the excess drip off and then dip in the white sanding sugar. Place each marshmallow piece sugar-side up on a plate to set. These will be the bunny tails.
• For the bunny ears: Cut 18 of the marshmallows in half on the diagonal to create 18 pairs of bunny ears. Dip the cut side of each marshmallow piece in the pink sanding sugar. Place sugar-side up on the plate with the tails to set.
• For the bunny feet: Cut the remaining 18 marshmallows in half lengthwise to create 18 pairs of feet. Set aside on the plate with the tails and ears.
• Put a truffle in the white coating and use 2 forks to evenly coat. Lift out the truffle, letting any excess drip off, then return to the baking sheet. Continue with the remaining truffles (both sizes) until all are all coated. If the coating cools to room temperature during the dipping process, microwave it in 20-second intervals to reheat. Reserve the leftover white coating to use as glue for the tails, ears and feet.
• For the heads: Dip the bottoms of 2 bunny ears in the leftover white coating, place on top of a small truffle and hold in place until the coating sets, about 15 seconds. Snip a very small tip off the corner of each bag of icing. Pipe a small pink heart for a nose on the front (face) of the truffle. Pipe a pair of eyes and mouth using the black royal icing. Repeat with the remaining small truffles.
• For the bottoms: Dip the cut side of a marshmallow tail in the leftover white coating. Place the tail on top of one of the large truffles and hold in place until the coating sets, about 15 seconds. Dip the cut sides of two marshmallow feet in the leftover white coating. Position them on the truffle below the tail and hold until set in place. Use the pink royal icing to pipe a large oval on the top each foot and 3 small circles underneath for toes. Repeat with the remaining large truffles.
• Return all the truffles to the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. Serve chilled.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE EASTER EGGS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, 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 on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet. Decorate with tinted chocolate.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.