Mint Oreo Cookie Balls
Mint Oreo Cookie Balls takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 48 servings with 157 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat each. For 62 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have peppermint extract, cream cheese, oreo cookies, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 137 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Serena Bakes Simple from Scratch. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 3%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cool Mint OREO Cookie Balls, Reindeer and Snowman Oreo Cookie Balls + Oreo Stuffed Cookies, and OREO Cookie Balls.
Servings: 48
Ingredients:
16 Ounces Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate Chopped Or Chocolate Chips,
8 ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
36 whole Oreo Cookies, Crushed
1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract Or To Taste (Optional)
Sprinkles Or Crushed Oreo's For Garnish
Equipment:
bowl
baking sheet
wax paper
sauce pan
baking pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Mix cream cheese and peppermint extract (if using) on medium speed until throughly combined. Scrape side of bowl and add crushed Oreos. Mix until throughly combined. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Roll Oreo Cream Cheese mixture into 48 (1" balls). Place on a lined baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes or until firm. Heat heavy cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat until scalding hot but not boiling. Add chocolate to the cream and allow to sit for 4 minutes. Stir chocolate until smooth. Add peppermint extract (if using) and stir until well combined. (If chocolate sets to fast it can be reheated over medium-low heat while stirring until smooth.) Dip cold Oreo Cookie Balls into melted chocolate and place on a lined baking pan. Sprinkle mint chocolate dipped Oreo cookie balls with sprinkles or crushed Oreos and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Store Mint Oreo Cookie Balls in the refrigerator until ready to use. Share and enjoy!
Step by step:
1. Mix cream cheese and peppermint extract (if using) on medium speed until throughly combined. Scrape side of bowl and add crushed Oreos.
2. Mix until throughly combined.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
4. Roll Oreo Cream Cheese mixture into 48 (1" balls).
5. Place on a lined baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes or until firm.
6. Heat heavy cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat until scalding hot but not boiling.
7. Add chocolate to the cream and allow to sit for 4 minutes. Stir chocolate until smooth.
8. Add peppermint extract (if using) and stir until well combined. (If chocolate sets to fast it can be reheated over medium-low heat while stirring until smooth.)
9. Dip cold Oreo Cookie Balls into melted chocolate and place on a lined baking pan.
10. Sprinkle mint chocolate dipped Oreo cookie balls with sprinkles or crushed Oreos and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
11. Store Mint Oreo Cookie Balls in the refrigerator until ready to use.
12. Share and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
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