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Home » Uncategorized » Peppermint Oreo Truffles

Peppermint Oreo Truffles

December 16, 2010 · WCC Administr@tr · 8 Comments

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Every year it’s been a challenge to figure out what sweet treats to make friends and family. I tend to steer away from the usual cookies since I like to offer up something a little different. This year is the year of various candy truffles. These Peppermint Oreo Truffles were what I made for girlfriends a couple weeks ago for our annual holiday party. With only 4 ingredients to make, they were easy and addictive!

As previously mentioned, this is the year of candy truffles for special friends and family. I’ve been testing out a few recipes and have come up with quite a few to give as holiday gifts. Some flavors include: Peanut Butter Crunch Truffles, Chocolate Candy Cane Truffles, Snickerdoodle Truffles, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles. The recipes for these will be featured on the site soon but really, they’re all just as easy as the recipe below.

These Peppermint Oreo Truffles are a straightforward combination of cream cheese, cookie crumbs and a little extract which are rolled into small balls and dipped into chocolate. No cooking or baking required, unless you count melting the chocolate to dip these truffles into. You could even skip the melted chocolate and roll these in cocoa powder too. I garnished these truffles with colored melted chocolate that I topped them with but it’s completely optional.

Peppermint Oreo Truffles
recipe adapted from Kraft

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 pkg.  (1 lb. 2 oz.) chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 4-1/4 cups), divided
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 pkg. (8 squares each) semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Mix cream cheese, 3 cups cookie crumbs and extract until well blended.

Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Dip in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet.

Chill 1 hour or until firm. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

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  1. Dori says

    December 16, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    Having just tried peppermint oreos, I can imagine how good these are!

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  2. Krystal R says

    December 16, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    I agree, these are the easist thing to make and eat, too! I'm loving these latest blog posts from ya girl!

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  3. Kerry @ Snark & Pepper says

    December 16, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    I can't believe how easy these are, plus I think I already have all the ingredients. Is the chocolate used for the decoration just colored white chocolate?

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  4. Anonymous says

    December 16, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    I LOVE these!! If you are going to make them though make sure the oreo cookie mix is chilled thoroughly before you start dipping in chocolate. I chill mine before I roll them into balls and then re-chill them again before I dip them. Makes them MUCH easier to work with!!

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  5. Kim - Liv Life says

    December 16, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    I love these!!! Hmmm… I happen to have a package of Trader Joe's Peppermint Joe Joe's in my pantry… I think I might give that a shot! Excellent recipe!

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  6. Jenna says

    December 16, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    Mint oreos would be good for this too. 🙂

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  7. Jenn says

    December 20, 2010 at 5:53 am

    I had these for the first time last year and fell in love with them. Sooooooo good. Except, I tried them with actual mint oreos, rather than regular oreos and mint extract.

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