Easy Oreo Truffles

A nother truffle to add to my recipe collection! The moment I saw this recipe in a Kraft foods newsletter, I knew that my truffle loving family would love it...Oreo cookies are my son’s new found liking and he really liked these truffles. These are one of the easiest truffles I have ever made... Unlike other truffles this one is very easy to handle, you can easily shape it in to nice balls or even cut it with small cookie cutters. I have tried these truffles twice first with Kiri cream cheese (a brand of cream cheese available in the Middle East) and the second time with Homemade Mascarpone Cheese…. I liked the Mascarpone cheese one more... Try these decadent truffles; I am sure you will like it :)

Easy Oreo Truffles

(Recipe adapted from Kraft Foods)

Ingredients:
1 package (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened / Homemade Mascarpone Cheese
1 package Oreo Cookies, finely crushed 
2 packages (8 squares each) Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted (I used dark chocolate)

Method:

• In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until combined.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt chocolate in a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough or cut into desired shapes with 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking sheet. Insert a wooden toothpick into each ball. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. 
• Dip into melted chocolate Return to wax paper and remove toothpick. Repeat with remaining balls. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to set. Drizzle with white chocolate if desired.