Oreo Truffles

These fun little candies are inexpensive and easy to put together, plus they look impressive and make a nice gift. You could substitute another type of sandwich cookie or even gingerbread cookies if you are not a fan of Oreos… if you’re not a fan of Oreos, maybe you don’t deserve cookie truffles? Don’t freak out, I said maybe!

Ingredients

• 48 oreo cookies, fillings removed (96 halves) – 3 cups of fine crumbs
• 1/2 butter, melted
• 1/2 cup cream (half & half)
• 12 ounces vanilla candy melts
• Paper mini muffin liners (optional)

Instructions

1. Place the cookie halves in a food processor and pulse them on high until you have fine crumbs.
2. Add the melted butter and cream to the food processor, and pulse until the mixture comes together.
3. Tip all the cookie crumbs into a mixing bowl, cover and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
4. Divide into generous 1 teaspoon portion, and roll each portion into a ball.
5. Place all the cookie balls on a tray, cover lightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate them for 30 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, prepare two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or silicone mats.
7. A few minutes before the cookie balls are done chilling, melt the candy melts in the microwave.
8. When the cookie balls are chilled, dip each completely in the melted mixture and let the excess drip off.
9. Place each coated cookie ball on the prepared baking sheet.
10. Repeat with all the cookie balls, reheating candy melts as needed.
11. Carefully remove each truffle (coated cookie ball = truffle) from the tray and place in a paper liner.
12. Store the truffles in a covered container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
13. Good cold, or at room temperature (set out some truffles 20 minutes before serving).

Makes about 48 Truffles (OR 62, see notes below!)

Notes

• One family size package of Oreos is about 48 cookies
• What to do with the middles of the Oreos? I portioned and rolled it into the same size as the truffles and then dipped them in melted bittersweet dark chocolate. I ended up with 14 of the Oreo truffle centers.
• You could make this recipe with other types of cookies, as long as they are hard and dry like Oreos.