OREO Cookie Ball Gifts
Cookie ball mixture is shaped into tiny boxes and covered with white candy to create mini presents that are a perfect dessert bite for guests or gifts.
50 Serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 12 oz. white candy coating wafers
- 4 oz. red candy coating wafers
- 100 mini heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended; shape into 10x5 inch rectangle on parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet. Freeze 30 minutes.
- Cut cream cheese mixture into 50 (1 inch) squares. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Melt white candy coating wafers as directed on package. Dip cream cheese squares, 1 at a time, into melted candy coating, turning to evenly coat all sides of each square with candy coating. Return to baking sheet. Let stand 10 minutes or until candy coating is firm.
- Melt red candy coating; spoon into pastry bag fitted with small writing tip. Use to pipe 4 lines on each square to resemble ribbon on a present as shown in photo. Pipe small dot of the remaining candy coating onto center of each square, then immediately press 2 heart-shaped candies into candy coating to resemble a bow on a gift package as shown in photo.
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
Tips For Easily Dipping Cookie Balls
- For best results, remove the cookie ball squares from the refrigerator in small batches before dipping into the melted candy coating as directed.
- The uncoated cookie ball squares can be stored in a freezer container up to 1 month. Let stand at room temperature about 10 minutes before dipping the squares into the melted candy coating and decorating as directed.
- If the melted candy coating becomes too thick to easily coat the cookie ball squares, add up to 2 tsp. oil to the melted candy coating to thin it to the desired dipping consistency.
Substitutes
- Melt 3 (4 oz.) pkgs. white baking chocolate. Use instead of the melted white candy coating.
- Substitute green candy wafers for some of the white or red candy coating wafers for an extra special addition.
Nutrition Facts
110 Calories Per ServingFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 60mgCarbohydrates: 13gSugars: 10gActual nutritional values may vary depending on specific ingredients used and/or modifications to the recipe