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Oreo Truffles Two Ways, Try this Christmas

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Oreo Truffles Two Ways.. Ingredients: 39 Oreos, divided (Orignal NOT Doublestuff. This is one entire 15.5 oz pkg) 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened 16 oz. vanilla almond bark or candy melts Directions: Set a long sheet of wax paper over a cookie sheet, set aside. Place 36 Oreos in a food processor (entire cookie, DON'T remove cream filling) and pulse until finely crushed (alternately if you don't own a food processor you can place Oreos in a large Ziploc bag, seal bag and crush with a rolling pin until finely crushed). Pour crushed Oreos into a mixing bowl along with cream cheese and using a the back of a spoon, stir mixture while pressing it along the bottom of the bowl, until well combine and evenly moistened. Scoop mixture out and form into 1 inch balls (if you happen to have a kitchen scale, the should be about 16 grams each) then align on prepared cookie sheet. Place truffles in freezer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile crush remaining 3 Oreos. Melt almond bark according to dire...

Chocolate Truffles

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I made these little goodies for my wine club members along with several other items. They were a huge hit! I've had special requests to make them as Valentine's gifts, too. If you've never had fresh chocolate truffles, you owe it to yourself to try these. Just wait until the chocolate is very firm and dust your palms with cocoa powder to make rolling them easier. I'll be making these again for a Christmas this week! ingredients 12 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water 2 tablespoons Sambuca or other anise liqueur about 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for coating truffles or dip in sugar strands. for instructions click here Please submit all quick and easy chocolate recipes to macsmeals.