Food for thought...Oreo Truffles

These are probably the easiest dessert ever and are absolutely fantastic. Me, the hater of cream cheese, I love them! I had them once at my mother-in-law’s and then I was hooked. Literally, you can’t just have one. Then you’re standing next to the bowl and it’s half gone because they pop so easily into your mouth. It’s almost a sickness. When I asked one of my good friends if I could bring anything to her son’s baptism get-together she replied almost instantaneously with those “oreo evil things.” Once you make them, you’ll understand why.

Here’s what you need:

1 pkg regular oreos (double stuffed not required)

1 8oz pkg philadelphia cream cheese

9+ squares of almond bark (this is key)

Step 1 . Take out the cream cheese and let it soften while you make the oreos into crumbs. This will help out with step 2. Take each sleeve of cookies and pop it into your food processor (no need to de-cream). Turn it on until they resemble coarse crumbs. Remove crumbs to a large mixing bowl. Repeat for the two remaining sleeves.

Step 2. Add the (now) softened cream cheese to the mixing bowl with oreo crumbs. Fold with a spatula (or dig right in with freshly washed hands) to combine oreos and cream cheese. The mixture should be slightly sticky with no loose crumbs.

Step 3. Get out a large cookie sheet (feel free to line it with parchment paper if you like). Scoop out approximately 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Place these on the cookie sheet. You should be able to make about 3 dozen. Place the cookie sheet into the freezer for at least one hour to harden the “dough.” I did mine overnight because I started late in the day.

Step 4. When ready to coat, break apart 9 squares of almond bark (I like to use white because it’s a nice contrast but the hubbs likes the brown because it’s so delicious). You can either heat them in a tiny crockpot or in a microwaveable bowl. If you go the microwave route, heat for 30 seconds, then stir. Repeat until the bark is melted and smooth. Be careful not to over cook! If you do you’ll end up with gross bark that’s not useable.

Step 5. When the bark is melted, remove the oreos from the freezer. Using a toothpick dip each ball into the melted bark and roll around until covered as desired. I’m lazy a fan of leaving a little at the top showing so I don’t coat it completely. Remove the now dipped ball back to the same cookie sheet. Repeat 35 more times

Step 6. Place the now dipped truffles back into the freezer for an additional hour to firm up.

Step 7. Serve the truffles in a large bowl and then stand far away, lest you gain twelve pounds by standing there devouring the whole bowl.

These are probably already in your recipe deck. But I want to make sure everyone knows about these habit forming snacks desserts. What do you think about them? Tasty?