Oreo Balls - OSU Style

Everyone always loves my balls (get your mind out of the gutter), whether they be cake balls, Oreo balls or brownie bites. And they are so so so easy to make, and every time I make them I learn new tricks or cool ways to design them.

Recipe:

1 package double stuffed Oreos (8 cookies removed)

8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)

Melting chocolates (either almond bark or the melting chocolates from Hobby Lobby)

Remove 8 Oreos from the package, set them aside and crumble for decorations, or if you have a snacking husband like I do, give them to him to tide him over....because he's sure to blow away.

Put all the cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Dump in a big bowl, throw in the block of room temperature cream cheese, and mix it all with a fork. Once it's all the way mixed, I always get in there with my hands to make sure its all incorporated.

Cover tightly with Saran wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next day, roll in small balls. I use a melon baller and get a heaping spoonful and then roll the ball in my hand from there. That way they are all similar in size. Place the balls on a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Once you've rolled the balls, put the cookie sheet in the freezer to chill them before dipping in chocolate.

Now I have used almond bark for two years, and it works for dipping cake balls and Oreo balls. However, this past weekend I used the melting chocolates from Hobby Lobby in the cake decorating isle and it made a world of difference. The consistency was a lot smoother and it didn't clump up after you dipped 5 balls in the chocolate. So, it can be done either way, but I definitely recommend the melting chocolates, they turn out prettier and smoother. They also have a special food coloring to color the white chocolates. *Make sure you do not use regular food coloring, it will mess up the consistency of chocolate, it has to be the kind they sell at Hobby Lobby and it's usually right above the melting chocolates in a box of four jars.

After the balls have been in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes remove them and immediately start dipping them in the chocolate before they thaw. I also found it easier to stab the balls with a toothpick and dip them in chocolate rather than putting them on a spoon and dipping them, it makes the balls turn out prettier. So, stick a toothpick half way in the ball, dip it into the melting chocolate and with another toothpick in your other hand, slide the ball off the toothpick that is inserted into the Oreo ball onto the waxed paper. You can then sprinkle with sprinkles, left over cookie crumbles or let it set for a few minutes and drizzle with more chocolate. If you want to do this, just spoon the remaining chocolate into a plastic sandwich bag and cut a VERY small hole in the corner of the bag and pipe designs on the Oreo balls.

For these balls, I used the white chocolates and had a few different bowls to make different colors. In some bowls I dropped a few drops of food coloring and swirled it with a toothpick just a few times, in other bowls I mixed it completely. Use your imagination!