Golden Oreo Truffles Food

GOLDEN OREO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Place cookies (whole cookie-including cream center) in a food processor and pulse until crushed into fine crumbs. Pour crumbs into a medium bowl. Add cream cheese, then beat with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until completely blended.
• Roll cookie mixture into 40 balls, about 1" in diameter. Place each onto a lined baking sheet. If mixture is too soft to neatly roll, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Once rolled, refrigerate balls for at least 1 hour. You need extra firm balls before coating.
• Begin melting white chocolate when balls are just about finished chilling. You can melt chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. If using microwave, place chocolate in medium heat-proof bowl. Melt in 30 second increments in microwave, stirring after each increment until completely melted and smooth. Let warm chocolate sit for 5 minutes to slightly cool before dipping.
• Remove balls from refrigerator and dip them in white chocolate. Place balls back onto baking sheet after you dip each one. Top dipped truffles with sprinkles. Allow chocolate to completely set in the refrigerator.

SNOW BALLS (OREO BALLS OR OREO TRUFFLES)

Steps:

• Crush the oreos really well and mix with cream cheese (can use blender or mixer.).
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Melt the almond bark in microwave.
• Dip chilled balls into melted almond bark and set up on wax paper.
• You can decorate with drizzles of opposite color almond bark or sprinkles, if desired.
• Keep them refrigerated. Try to share!

OREO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Using a food processor, grind cookies to a fine powder. With a mixer, blend cookie powder, cream cheese and vanilla extract until thoroughly mixed (there should be no white traces of cream cheese).
• Roll into small balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
• Line two cookie sheets with wax paper. In double-boiler, melt milk chocolate. Dip balls and coat thoroughly. With slotted spoon, lift balls out of chocolate and let excess chocolate drip off. Place on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet.
• In separate double boiler, melt white chocolate. Using a fork, drizzle white chocolate over balls. Let cool.
• Store in airtight container, in refrigerator.
• Note: When I am exceedingly lazy (most often the case these days), I forego the chocolate 'dip' and merely roll my truffles into various mixtures - chopped nuts, chocolate sprinkles, vari-coloured candy sprinkles, cocoa powder, chocolate shavings, coloured sugars -- still pretty -- less work.

TOASTED COCONUT-GOLDEN OREO COOKIE BALLS (TRUFFLES)

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, cookie crumbs and 1 cup toasted coconut until well blended. May need to chill.
• Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls. Dip in melted chocolate or almond bark; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with remaining coconut.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.