oreo truffles

These are a fun and easy candy to make.  They require only three ingredients and come together in a very short time.  I use a food processor to crush the cookies and then add the cream cheese right into the crumbs and process until it forms a tacky mass of dark brown goodness.  The almond bark is melted in the microwave and the truffle centers are dipped and allowed to dry on parchment paper lines sheets or trays until set.

White or chocolate coating can be used.  You won't need the whole package of coating to coat the truffles but it is easier to dip having a larger quantity of the coating so consider having another purpose for the excess--perhaps some pretzels to dip or almonds to stir in for almond bark.  You could put the extra melted coating into a zipper baggie with the tip of one corner cut off and pipe cute stars or swirls or other designs.  Once they harden they can be eaten or top cupcakes or frosted cookies.

 oreo truffles

1 package regular oreo cookies

8 oz package cream cheese

almond bark coating, 

Crush all but 7 of the cookies into crumbs, using both the cookie and the cream filling.  Mix the crumbs with the cream cheese.  Shape the mixture into truffles, football shapes, balls etc. May chill to make it easier to form if mixture is too soft.  Melt the bark coating.  Dip each truffle and set on parchment paper lined baking sheet to  dry.  While the coating is still wet the extra seven cookies could be crushed and a few crumbs sprinkled on the tops of the candies.

This year we coated ours with white bark but these make great superbowl or fantasy draft party candies when shaped like footballs instead of balls and dipped in chocolate bark coating.  Once set white bark coating or frosting can be used to add details like the laces.

a center is placed in the melted coating

candy fork used to move the coated center to parchment to set