Spicy Hot Cocoa OREO Cookie Balls
Spice up your dessert platter with these no bake cookie balls. Classic chocolate cookie balls get a new twist with added cinnamon and cayenne in the mix!
Prep time30 min
Total time1hr 40min
ServingsMakes 48 servings, 1 cookie ball each.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
- 2 tsp. instant espresso
- 2 Tbsp. instant hot cocoa mix
- 3 Tbsp. vanilla marshmallow bits
Preparation
- Mix cream cheese, cookie crumbs, cinnamon and red pepper until blended.
- Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.
- Mix melted chocolate and espresso powder until blended.
- Dip cookie balls in melted chocolate mixture, turning to completely coat all sides of each ball with chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with dry instant hot cocoa mix, then marshmallow bits.
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
Recipe Tips
- Substitute
Top each chocolate-coated cookie ball with 2 or 3 miniature marshmallow halves instead of sprinkling with the marshmallow bits. - Variation
Omit instant espresso. Stir 1 tsp. additional ground cinnamon into the melted chocolate before using to coat the cookie balls as directed.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 110 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 6g | |
| Saturated fat 3.5g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol <5mg | |
| Sodium 60mg | |
| Carbohydrate 13g | |
| Dietary fiber 1g | |
| Total sugars 8g | |
| Added sugars 8g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 2 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
