OREO-Cherry Cookie Balls
Prep time20 min
Total time1hr 30min
ServingsMakes 40 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 40 maraschino cherries, patted dry
- 3 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted
- 8 drops red food coloring
- 2 tsp. red colored sugar
Preparation
- Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
- Shape into 40 (1-1/4-inch) balls; press to flatten. Top each with cherry; wrap cream cheese mixture around cherry to completely enclose cherry. Re-roll into balls. Freeze 10 min.
- Mix melted chocolate and food coloring until blended. Dip balls in chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with sugar. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Recipe Tips
- Variation
Omit food coloring and colored sugar. Prepare using 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate. - How to Easily Dip Cookie Balls
To easily coat cookie balls with the melted chocolate, 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; let stand until chocolate coating is firm. - How to Store
Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 130 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 7g | |
| Saturated fat 3.5g | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | |
| Sodium 90mg | |
| Carbohydrate 16g | |
| Dietary fiber 0g | |
| Total sugars 12g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 0 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 2 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
