Easy OREO Truffles

I made this twice, and I thought it was horrible. I was prepared for a great little treat, and all I got was a mouth full of cream cheese. If that's what I want, I'll just eat the cream cheese.

I read many of the reviews and made adjustments. I made them with mint Oreos this time, dipped in dark chocolate with crushed candy cane decorations on top. The cream cheese is easiest to work with if soft, so since I was in a hurry, I softened it in the microwave on defrost until it was easy to mix with a spoon. Didn't have food processor, but ziplock bag, mallet and rolling pin worked fine about 1/3 pkg cookeis at a time. After mixing I put in the freezer for about 45 minutes to make the mixture harder, but could be refrigerated overnight--made it easier to roll into balls. After making the balls, put back in freezer for 45 minutes. Used dipping chocolate--took 2 7oz containers plus 2-3 oz of chocolate chips--easy to microwave. Had to reheat a few times due to cold balls. Then refrigerated to let chocolate set. Served room temp. Made 50 melon ball sized truffles. Wasn't that hard or messy to make. Yum!

This is the easiest truffle to make, and is sooo delicious. I've made this with a store brand sandwich cookie and it's fabulous!

This recipe is a lot easier if you put the cookies in a food processor, then add the cream cheese to the food processor. It takes maybe 5 minutes! I also have used almond bark and it cuts down on the richness.

I use white chocolate to cut down on the richness but these are amazingly good! I've been making them for a couple of years as Christmas gifts and have some friends that would kill me if they didn't get theirs now. So easy but look and taste like they take a lot of time.

My daughter in law makes these and they are awesome!

Every time I make these, someone asks for the recipe. They are great. I also make them with the white Oreos and just put a dab of white chocolate on the top so you know which have white and which have chocolate filling.

I have been making this recipe for several years now and I have discovered a few helpful tricks to those who may have experienced some disappointment. 1) A food processor makes a WORLD of beneficial difference when crushing the oreo cookies and mixig in with the softened cream cheese. 2) CHILL the mixture for at least an hour or more BEFORE shaping into balls. 3) Use a 1-inch, spring-loaded ice cream scoop or gloved hands to form the balls and 4) Chill the formed balls before dipping in chocolate.

Super easy and loved by everyone in our house!

WAYYYY too rich. And I love chocolate. And make them small than you think you need to.