Ugly Christmas Sweater OREO Cookie Balls
Time1h 45min
Makes40 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 2 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
- ⅓ cup decorations (colored sugars, colored sprinkles and assorted small holiday candies)
- 2 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted
Putting it together
- 1.Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended; shape into 40 (1-inch) balls. Place on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet. Freeze 10 min.
- 2.Dip 20 cookie balls, a few at a time, into melted semi-sweet chocolate, turning to evenly coat each ball with chocolate. Return to baking sheet. Immediately add decorations as desired to make balls resemble ugly Christmas sweaters.
- 3.Repeat with remaining cookie balls, using melted white chocolate and remaining decorations.
- 4.Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Tips and Tricks
How to Store:Keep cookie balls refrigerated.
Substitute:Substitute assorted colors of melted candy coating wafers for the melted chocolates.
How to Easily Dip the Cookie Balls:Keep cookie balls refrigerated until ready to dip in the melted chocolate. Then, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 forks to roll balls in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Place balls in prepared pan; decorate and refrigerate until firm.
Nutrition Information
Calories: | 130 |
Total fat: | 8g |
Saturated fat: | 4g |
Trans fat: | 0g |
Cholesterol: | 5mg |
Sodium: | 70mg |
Total Carbohydrate: | 16g |
Dietary fiber: | 1g |
Total sugars: | 12g |
Protein: | 1g |
Calcium: | 2% DV |
Iron: | 2% DV |