Rudolph Oreo Balls - Easy Kid-Friendly Festive Cookie Truffles
Today's Rudolph Oreo balls are extremely easy and fun to make - the perfect activity for kids during the holiday season. The treats are absolutely delicious, don't require a lot of expensive ingredients, and make quite a few balls.
Ingredients
- 1 packet Oreos
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 10 ounces Ghirardelli's dark chocolate melting wafers
- 20 pretzels, halved
- 20 red M&M's
- 40 candy eyes
Instructions
Shape the cookie balls
- Place the Oreo cookies inside a blender. Then, pulse it until you have a completely uniform, sticky crumb mixture.
- Transfer the blended cookie mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the softened cream cheese. Use an electric hand mixer to combine the two ingredients well. Again, keep mixing until you have a uniform mixture.
- Next, take a tablespoon of the mixture at a time and roll it into beautiful balls.
- Place the balls onto a plate and store them in the fridge for about 1 hour. They should set during this time.
Prepare the garnishes
- While the Oreo cookie balls are setting, prepare the garnishes.
- Melt the Ghirardelli's chocolate wafers as the package instructions indicate.
- You can also place the candy eyes, red M&M's, and broken (halved) pretzels into bowls. This will make decorating much quicker and easier.
Decorate your Oreo Rudolph balls
- Insert a toothpick into an Oreo ball. Then, dip it into the melted and slightly cooled chocolate.
- Carefully remove the toothpick from the ball. Place each chocolate-covered ball onto a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet. Make sure the tiny hole (where the toothpick was) is facing downwards.
- Immediately after dipping and placing the chocolate-covered Oreo ball, add the candy eyes, red M&M candy nose, and two pretzel halves. Take a look at my images to see how you can place the items to make Rudolph.
- Repeat the process until all of your balls have been decorated and set.
- Store these balls inside an airtight container inside the fridge. They will last up to a week!
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 52mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 160IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 2mg
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