Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

From: https://www.handletheheat.com/peppermint-oreo-truffle/#wprm-recipe-container-25987

 

Ingredients:

• 39 (441 grams) regular Oreo cookies, don't remove cream filling
• 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable oil
• 2 regular-size candy canes, finely crushed

Directions:

Place the Oreo cookies in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the cream cheese and peppermint extract and pulse until the mixture is well combined and smooth.

Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop the mixture into balls about 1-inch in diameter. I like to use a spring loaded cookie scoop.

Place the cookie balls in the freezer until well chilled, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.

When cookie balls are chilled, combine the chopped chocolate and oil in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring between bursts, until just melted and smooth. Do not overheat.

Drop each cookie ball into melted chocolate, coating evenly. Remove with a fork, gently tapping off excess chocolate. Place back on cookie sheet and immediately sprinkle with the crushed candy canes. Repeat with the remaining cookie balls. Reheat the chocolate as needed so it remains pourable.

Refrigerate until set before serving. Store the truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 15 days.

Hot Mama Grade: A 

Hot Mama Notes: I don't have a food processor, so this recipe was a bit more annoying to make than it should have been. I should have ground the oreos down 10 at a time in my blender, and then combined the oreos with the cream cheese in my mixer. Instead, I tried to do everything in the blender which was a mistake. It didn't work, and I had to pull everything out. Annoying. Also annoying, chopping bars of chocolate finely which then go everywhere due to static electricity. Messy. I started putting a clean paper towel over the chopped chocolate so it would not go everywhere while I poured it into the bowl from the cutting board. The candy cane I needed to leave more in coarse pieces. Despite all this, the truffles are super delicious, and I will definitely make them again! 😍❤️❤️😋 I think my issue when I made these is that I was already super tired from baking 6 other cookie recipes before doing this one! :O Christmas baking overload!